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flunkey

n.穿制服的仆役,谄媚者

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flunkey


n[C]informal
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from flanker 'someone who stands beside you' (18-19 centuries), from FLANK1]
someone who does small jobs for an important person, especially someone who does this because they are trying to please the person - used to show disapproval
 One of his flunkeys let me in.