flunky

UK: /ˈflʌŋki/ US: /ˈflʌŋki/ ,(flung′kē)

Inflections of 'flunky' (n): npl: flunkies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

flun•ky or flun•key /ˈflʌŋki/   n. [countable] , pl. -kies or -keys. 

1. an assistant who does menial work.
2. a person too eager to follow and obey someone powerful or important;
   toady;
   yes-man.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flun•ky  (flung′kē), n., pl. -kies. 

1. a male servant in livery.
2. an assistant who does menial work.
3. a toady;
   yes-man.

Also, flunkey. 

• perh. alteration of flanker 1775–85

flun′ky•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

flunky, flunkey / ˈflʌŋkɪ/ noun (flunkies, flunkeys)

1. a servile or fawning person
2. a person who performs menial tasks
3. a manservant in livery

Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin