lackey
To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiouslyTo attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
» If you behave like a lackey, you'll be treated like a lackey.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
(intransitive, obsolete)To toady, play the flunky.
Examples
7 sentencesIf you behave like a lackey, you'll be treated like a lackey.
He treated him like a lackey.
ruОн обращался с ним как с лакеем. — marafon
The boss's lackeys always agree with his decisions.
If you behave like a lackey, you're treated like a lackey.
deWenn du dich wie ein Lakai verhältst, wirst du wie ein Lakai behandelt. — Fingerhut
You treat me like a lackey and I don't like it.
ruВы со мной обращаетесь как с лакеем, и мне это не нравится. — marafon
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from SpaniBorrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais.
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Forms
lackeys, lackeying, lackeyed, lackeyedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle