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FLUNKEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of unquestioning obedience

Synonyms:

flunkey; flunky; stooge; yes-man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("flunkey" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flunkey"):

pushover (someone who is easily taken advantage of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A male servant (especially a footman)

Synonyms:

flunkey; flunky; lackey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("flunkey" is a kind of...):

retainer; servant (a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))

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