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noun
- 1. a liveried manservant or footman. derogatory Similar
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If you refer to someone as a flunkey, you disapprove of the fact that they associate themselves with someone who is powerful and carry out small, unimportant jobs for them in the hope of being rewarded.
1. a. : a liveried servant. b. : one performing menial or miscellaneous duties. 2. : yes-man. Synonyms. daily [ British] domestic. lackey. menial. retainer. servant. steward. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of flunky in a Sentence.
FLUNKY definition: 1. the person who does the boring physical work in a company: 2. a male servant wearing a uniform…. Learn more.
a. a person who obeys superiors in a servile, cringing way. b. US. a person with very minor or menial tasks.
A complete guide to the word "FLUNKEY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
A flunky is someone who works obediently for another person. You might apply for a job as a personal assistant, only to realize during the interview that it's really a job as a flunky. A flunky's job is to do whatever he or she is told to do, preferably without question, in a docile, dutiful way.
Contents. FLUNKY meaning: 1. the person who does the boring physical work in a company: 2. a male servant wearing a uniform…. Learn more.
Definitions of flunkey. noun. a person of unquestioning obedience. synonyms: flunky, stooge, yes-man. see more. noun. a male servant (especially a footman) synonyms: flunky, lackey. see more.
Flunkey definition: flunky. . See examples of FLUNKEY used in a sentence.
flunky, flunkey /ˈflʌŋkɪ/ n ( pl flunkies, flunkeys) a servile or fawning person. a person who performs menial tasks. usually derogatory a manservant in livery. Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin. 'flunkey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): flunky.
