lapdog
noun
lap·dog ˈlap-ˌdȯg 
1
: a small dog that may be held in the lap
2
: a servile dependent or follower
Example Sentences
His coworkers regarded him as the boss's lap dog.
Recent Examples on the Web If your ideal partner in crime is a tiny lapdog, a Shorkie might be a great fit. 
Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 24 July 2022 Now Trump has endorsed Brooks’ opponent, Katie Britt, whom Brooks has tried to frame as a lobbyist and lapdog for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. al, 15 June 2022 Listen to the statements or tweets of his most Western-facing servants, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and all-purpose lapdog Dmitri Medvedev. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Somebody was changing a baby’s diaper, while another passenger tried to keep a lapdog under control. The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2022 Vladimir Putin must feel like a lapdog who is suddenly banished from the couch to the basement. Josef Joffe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 Putin became Lukashenko’s patron—or, put another way, Lukashenko transformed into Putin’s lapdog. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 Regardless, the core problem here is that the FHFA is supposed to be the housing finance industry’s watchdog, not its lapdog. Norbert Michel, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 Then a lapdog belonging to the doctor’s mother (Kathleen Chalfant) dies. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 See More
Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 24 July 2022 Now Trump has endorsed Brooks’ opponent, Katie Britt, whom Brooks has tried to frame as a lobbyist and lapdog for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. al, 15 June 2022 Listen to the statements or tweets of his most Western-facing servants, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and all-purpose lapdog Dmitri Medvedev. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Somebody was changing a baby’s diaper, while another passenger tried to keep a lapdog under control. The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2022 Vladimir Putin must feel like a lapdog who is suddenly banished from the couch to the basement. Josef Joffe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 Putin became Lukashenko’s patron—or, put another way, Lukashenko transformed into Putin’s lapdog. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 Regardless, the core problem here is that the FHFA is supposed to be the housing finance industry’s watchdog, not its lapdog. Norbert Michel, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 Then a lapdog belonging to the doctor’s mother (Kathleen Chalfant) dies. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
lapdog
noun
lap·dog ˈlap-ˌdȯg
: a dog small enough to be held in a person's lap