JACKAL

noun Etymology: Turkish çakal, from Persian shaqāl, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit sṛgāla ~ Date: 1603 any of several small omnivorous canids (as Canis aureus ) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails, 2. a person who performs routine or menial tasks for another, a person who serves or collaborates with another especially in the commission of base acts