flunkey
Americannoun
plural
flunkeysOther Word Forms
- flunkeyism noun
Example Sentences
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“Whether the leak came from The London Clinic, or from a flunkey who had been loose-lipped, remains unclear,” the Ephraim Hardcastle column said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
He most notably featured on several Coen brothers films, including playing a studio flunkey in Barton Fink, a gangster in Miller’s Crossing, and a private investigator in the Big Lebowski.
From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2016
When Deputies straggled back to their desks, they found a flunkey struggling up to the tribune with a heavy pedestal, its top padded with red plush.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As its portals flashed open before him, he tossed his battered felt hat to a flunkey and bellowed questions and commands in a rich throaty voice.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Here, marm, this is him," said the fellow, pointing to his brother flunkey, who stood grinning, with his hands in his pockets.
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes
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