flunky Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male servant (especially a footman)
    flunkey; lackey.
  2. noun a person of unquestioning obedience
    yes-man; stooge; flunkey.

WordNet

Flun"ky noun
Etymology
Prob. fr. or akin to flank.
Wordforms
plural Flunkies
Definitions
  1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.
  2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
  3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. Cant, U.S.

Webster 1913