flunky

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  1. noun A person of slavish or unquestioning obedience; a lackey.
  2. noun One who does menial or trivial work; a drudge.
  3. noun A liveried manservant.

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  • There was a lot of brass went with his knobs and freckles, for the flunky tried to embellish his first story and mumble something about a girl held prisoner by the slant-eyed assailant And when he saw that wasn't sticking, he added a few assailants, claiming his mind was clearing. —  055 - The Feathered Octopus
  • When Oliver failed to report to Warner Brothers the next day to discuss publicity, a flunky was sent to his home, where he found the front door unlocked and Oliver's bed made. —  EQMM, May 2005
  • "He was very worried about this mess Doc Savage studied the flunky, who was standing watch at the door Between the time the door was unlocked and the time I arrived, was the door left unwatched?" —  029 - Quest of Qui
  • ;I wouldn't let you speak to a brain-dead flunky, much less become one They're too good for you. —  SCOTT McGOUGH
  • Doing double duty as DNA flunky and Harry Ruick's flunky, Anna had too much ground to cover on foot. —  Blood Lure
 

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  1. Scots, perhaps from flanker, an attendant at one's flank.
 

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/ˈflungki/
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