lackey

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈlæ.ki/

transitive intransitive obsolete

(transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously. / (intransitive, obsolete) To toady, play the flunky.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）へつらって仕える、従属的に仕える / （自動詞・古い用法）へつらう、こびる

They expect him to lackey for the new manager, fetching coffee and approving every decision.

彼らは彼が新しいマネージャーにへつらって仕え、コーヒーを運び、あらゆる決定を承認することを期待している。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.

[T]he ebbed man, ne'er loved till ne'er worth love,

Comes deared by being lacked. This common body,

Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream,

Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide,

To rot itself with motion.

Sense（2）

(intransitive, obsolete) To toady, play the flunky.

lackeys

（ present singular third-person ）

lackeying

（ participle present ）

lackeyed

（ participle past ）

lackeyed

（ past ）