lackey

UK: /ˈlæki/ US: /ˈlæki/ ,(lak′ē)

Inflections of 'lackey' (n): npl: lackeys

Inflections of 'lackey' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lackeys

v 3rd person singular

lackeying

v pres p

lackeyed

v past

lackeyed

v past p

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

lack•ey /ˈlæki/   n. [countable] , pl. -eys. 

1. a follower who obeys orders without questioning;
   a toady.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lack•ey  (lak′ē), n., pl. -eys, v., -eyed, -ey•ing. 
n. 

1. a servile follower;
   toady.
2. a footman or liveried manservant.

v.t. 

3. 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/ noun

1. a servile follower; hanger-on
2. a liveried male servant or valet
3. a person who is treated like a servant

verb

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