Collins English-English Dictionary

lackey ['lækɪ]

1. 1. vb Also (rare) lacquey

2. 2. n a servile follower; hanger-on

3. 3. n a liveried male servant or valet

4. 4. n a person who is treated like a servant

5. 5. vb [when intr, often foll by for] to act as a lackey (to)

6. 6. vb [Etymology] C16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde