henchman
Plural: henchmen
Noun
- A loyal, often unscrupulous, follower.
- 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.
Examples
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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
collaborator, confederate, partner in crime, acolyte, adjutant, aide, bootlicker, disciple, flunkey, follower, footman, henchman, hireling, inferior, lackey, lap dog, lickspittle, man Friday, minion, myrmidon, poodle, retainer, right-hand man, right-hand woman, servant, stooge, subordinate, sycophant, toady, underling, vassal, yes man
Scrabble Score: 18
henchman: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhenchman: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
henchman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary