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# lackey

noun (lackey, lackeys)

«lackey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lackey is a male servant in uniform who waits on rich people and opens doors for them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/#m1)
2. A lackey can also be a person who obeys others weakly and without thought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales the lackeys are the servants of a king or a rich lord; they are often proud, rude or silly

### Examples

- The lackeys opened the great gates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/#x1)
- The lackey brought the king a silver cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/#x2)
- Do not be a lackey for anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lackey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lackey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lackey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lackey.html) on Mova free.