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Definition of Flunkey
1. Noun. A male servant (especially a footman).
2. Noun. A person of unquestioning obedience.
Generic synonyms: Follower
Specialized synonyms: Pushover
Derivative terms: Stooge
Definition of Flunkey
1. Noun. An underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) ¹
2. Noun. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. ¹
3. Noun. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.] ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flunkey
1. flunky [n -KEYS] - See also: flunky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flunkey
Literary usage of Flunkey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What is the German Nation Dying For? by Karl Ludwig Krause, Adele Szold Seltzer (1918)
"XX flunkey SOULS A GERMAN prince was reviewing a group of English prisoners who
had just been captured. They stood in front of the prince still coated from ..."
2. Further Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by William Charles Scully (1913)
"... reads—Restricted reading — Matter for serious thought—The tipping evil—The
flunkey—The Spanish- American War—Newspapers and public opinion—Sympathy with ..."
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