flunky

UK
/ˈflʌŋki/
US
/ˈflʌŋki/

Переводы

flunkyсуществительное
flunkies
множ.
UK
/ˈflʌŋki/
US
/ˈflʌŋki/
larbinFamilier et péjoratif ; désigne un subalterne servile ou complaisant.
The executive's flunky was always running errands and fetching coffee.
Le larbin du directeur faisait toujours les courses et allait chercher le café.
Дополнительные переводы
laquaisSurtout au sens ancien ou figuré ; domestique en livrée, valet de pied.

Определения

flunkyсуществительное
A person who performs menial tasks for someone else, often in a servile or obsequious manner.
The executive's flunky was always running errands and fetching coffee.
A person who is excessively subservient or obsequious to someone in authority.
He was seen as a flunky by his colleagues because he always agreed with the boss, no matter what.
A liveried servant, especially a footman, employed by someone of high social status.
The flunky held the carriage door open while the guests climbed in.