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Noun: lacquey  la-kee
  1. A male servant (especially a footman)
    "The wealthy family's lacquey answered the door and took our coats";
    - lackey, flunky, flunkey
     
  2. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    "The boss was surrounded by lacqueys who agreed with everything he said";
    - sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey

Derived forms: lacqueys

Type of: adulator, flatterer, retainer, servant

Encyclopedia: Lacquey