also flunky
(~s)
1.
Someone who refers to a servant as a ~ is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things for an employer that ordinary people do for themselves.
= lackey
N-COUNT disapproval
2.
If you refer to someone as a ~, you disapprove of the fact that they associate themselves with someone who is powerful and carry out small, unimportant jobs for them in the hope of being rewarded.
= hanger-on
N-COUNT disapproval