henchman
Meanings
Plural: henchmen
Noun
- someone who assists in a plot
- A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
- A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
- An assistant member of a criminal gang.
- A page to a prince or other person of high rank.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *hengstmann, *hengestmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from hengst, hengest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) (from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“stallion”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”)) + mann (“man”). Cognate with archaic German Hengstmann (“a groom”), Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”).
Synonyms
acolyte, adjutant, aide, bootlicker, collaborator, confederate, disciple, flunkey, follower, footman, henchman, hireling, inferior, lackey, lap dog, lickspittle, man Friday, minion, myrmidon, partner in crime, poodle, retainer, right-hand man, right-hand woman, servant, stooge, subordinate, sycophant, toady, underling, vassal, yes man
Scrabble Score: 18
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