flunky
/ˈflʌŋki/
noun
- A person who does small, unimportant jobs for someone important, often in a way that shows too much respect.
- The prince never carried anything himself; a flunky always walked behind him with the bags.
- She got a job as a flunky at the golf club, cleaning clubs and fetching drinks.
- In the old days, rich families often had a flunky to answer the door and announce visitors.
- A person who is too eager to obey or please someone in power, often in a way that seems weak or silly.
- He called his assistant a flunky because she never questioned his decisions.
- The CEO's flunkies always nod and smile, even when they disagree with his ideas.
- The dictator's flunkies repeated everything he said as if it were brilliant.
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