flunkey

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). derogatory
    — “One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"
  2. An unpleasant, snobby or cringeworthy person.

词形变化

flunkeys plural flunkies plural flunkie alternative flunky alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flunkeydom flunkeyhood flunkeyish flunkeyism
相关词
flunker lackey
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