FLUNKEY


Meaning of FLUNKEY in English

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

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