English to afrikaans meaning of

lackey

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "lakei" is 'n selfstandige naamwoord wat verwys na 'n dienaar of volgeling wat bereid is om geringe take te doen of onderdanig aan iemand in 'n magsposisie op te tree. Dit kan ook gebruik word as 'n werkwoord wat beteken om te dien of op 'n gedienstige of smaadlike manier te dien. Die term "lakei" word dikwels op 'n neerhalende manier gebruik om iemand te beskryf wat as slaaf of oordrewe gehoorsaam aan iemand anders beskou word.

Synonyms

  1. flunkey
  2. flunky

Sentence Examples

  1. Or what greater absurdity can there be than putting before us an old man as a swashbuckler, a young man as a poltroon, a lackey using fine language, a page giving sage advice, a king plying as a porter, a princess who is a kitchen-maid?
  2. It was bruited about outside still, on the authority of what the great lackey had told some great noble whom he favored, in confidence, that M.
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