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单词 lackey
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lack•ey /ˈlæki/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -eys. 
  1. a follower who obeys orders without questioning;
    a toady.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lack•ey  (lakē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys, v., -eyed, -ey•ing. 
n. 
  1. a servile follower;
    toady.
  2. a footman or liveried manservant.

v.t. 
  1. to attend as a lackey does.
Also, lacquey. 
  • ?
  • Catalan lacayo, alacayo
  • Middle French laquais, perh.
  • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lackey /ˈlækɪ/ n
  1. a servile follower; hanger-on
  2. a liveried male servant or valet
  3. a person who is treated like a servant
vb
  1. when intr, often followed by for: to act as a lackey (to)
Etymology: 16th Century: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde
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