1. a person who behaves obsequiously in order to obtain advantage; a servile follower
Usage: often derogatory
2. a male servant, especially a liveried footman or valet
Usage: historical

1. to act as a lackey to; to behave obsequiously toward
Usage: transitive

Examples

• The corrupt politician surrounded himself with lackeys who agreed with everything he said.
• She refused to be anyone’s lackey and spoke her mind freely.
• The wealthy merchant employed several lackeys to attend to his guests.
• In the old manor house, lackeys in uniform served dinner to the family.
• He was tired of lackeying to his demanding boss.
• The ambitious student wouldn’t lackey to the professor for better grades.