Associations to the word «Lackey»

Wiktionary

LACKEY, noun. A footman, a liveried male servant.
LACKEY, noun. A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle.
LACKEY, verb. (transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously
LACKEY, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To toady, play the flunky

Dictionary definition

LACKEY, noun. A male servant (especially a footman).
LACKEY, noun. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats