flunkey
/ˈflʌŋki/
noun
- A person who does small, unimportant jobs for someone important, often in a way that shows too much respect.
- She refused to act like a flunkey just because the manager was visiting.
- The wealthy businessman had a flunkey carry his bags and open doors for him.
- In the old mansion, a flunkey stood by the entrance to take guests' coats.
- A person who is too eager to obey or please someone in power, often in a way that seems weak or silly.
- The politician surrounded himself with flunkeys who never disagreed with him.
- The movie shows a king whose flunkeys laugh at all his jokes, no matter how bad they are.
- He was called a flunkey because he always agreed with the boss, even when the boss was wrong.
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