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Word: Lackey
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century: from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qā'id ‘the chief’
ˈlaki
a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant
Short Definition:servant
Examples:- lackeys were waiting to help them from the carriage
a brownish European moth of woods and hedgerows, the caterpillars of which live communally in a silken tent on the food tree.
Short Definition:brownish European moth
Word: Lackey
Speech Type: Verb
ˈlaki
behave in a servile way towards (someone)
Short Definition:behave in servile way toward
Examples:- he had lacqueyed and flattered Walpole
- lacquey
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