Новый большой англо-русский словарь - flunkey
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flunkey
1. ист. ливрейный лакей 2. презр. лакей, подхалим, низкопоклонник 3. пароходный стюард 4. часто пренебр. чернорабочий, подсобник; кашевар (на лесоразработках) 5. ам. разг. неудачник; неопытный игрок на бирже 6. ам. разг. провалившийся на экзамене
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n. (also flunky) (pl. -eys or -ies) usu. derog. 1 a liveried servant; a footman. 2 a toady; a snob. 3 US a cook, waiter, etc. Derivatives flunkeyism n. Etymology: 18th c. (orig. Sc.): perh. f. FLANK with the sense 'sidesman, flanker' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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also flunky (flunkeys) 1. Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things for an employer that ordinary people do for themselves. = lackey N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval 2. 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. = hanger-on N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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flunky ~ n someone who is always with an important person and treats them with too much respect (The Stones were surrounded by the usual flunkeys and hangers-on.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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