1. servants or attendants who follow orders obediently
Usage: plural of lackey
2. people who act in a servile way toward those in power
Usage: derogatory

Examples

• The wealthy businessman was surrounded by his lackeys at the meeting.
• She refused to be one of the boss’s lackeys who agreed with everything he said.
• The dictator’s lackeys carried out his orders without question.
• Political lackeys often lose respect from their constituents.
• He dismissed them as corporate lackeys who cared only about profits.
• The king’s lackeys attended to his every need throughout the day.