| Main Entry: | flunky |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attendant |
Synonyms: |
drudge, footman, gofer, lackey, servant, snob, steward, sycophant, toady |
| Main Entry: | apprentice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | novice/learner of a trade |
Synonyms: |
amateur, beginner, flunky, greenhorn, heel, neophyte, new kid on block, newcomer, novitiate, probationer, pupil, rook, rookie*, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro |
Antonyms: |
mentor, teacher |
| Main Entry: | assistant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper |
Synonyms: |
abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, backup*, coadjutant, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, companion, confederate, cooperator, deputy, fellow worker, flunky, follower, friend, gofer, help, helpmate, mate, partner, patron, peon*, representative, right-hand person, secretary, subordinate, supporter, temp, temporary worker |
| Main Entry: | brownnoser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sycophant, toady |
Synonyms: |
apple-polisher, ass-kisser, backscratcher, backslapper, bootlicker, brownnose, doter, fawner, flatterer, flunky, kiss-ass, kowtower, lackey, minion, teacher's pet, yes-man, yes-person |
| Main Entry: | hanger-on |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who attends the powerful for status or benefit |
Synonyms: |
dependent, flunky, follower, freeloader, lackey, leech, nuisance, parasite, sponger, sycophant, truckler |
| Main Entry: | henchman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | follower |
Synonyms: |
abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, assistant, attendant, backer, backup*, bodyguard, coadjutant, coadjutor, cohort, collaborator, colleague, companion, deputy, fellow worker, flunky, friend, gal Friday, girl Friday, gofer, hanger-on, hatchet man/woman, help, helper, helpmate, lackey, man Friday, partner, right-hand man/woman, right-hand person, secretary, servant, sidekick*, stooge, subordinate, supporter, yes-person |
| Main Entry: | minion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sycophant |
Synonyms: |
backscratcher, backslapper, bootlicker, brownnoser, dependent, doormat, fan, fawner, flatterer, flunky, follower, groupie, hanger-on, lackey, parasite, puppet, slave, stooge, subordinate, toady, yes-man/woman, yes-person |
| Main Entry: | parasite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that exists by taking from or depending on another |
Synonyms: |
barnacle, bloodsucker, bootlicker, deadbeat, dependent, flunky, freeloader, groupie, hanger-on, idler, leech, scrounger, sponge, stooge, sucker, sycophant, taker |
Antonyms: |
blessing |
| Main Entry: | stooge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dupe |
Synonyms: |
chump, easy mark, fall guy, flunky, fool, lackey, patsy, pawn, pigeon, puppet, pushover, sap*, sucker, victim |
| Main Entry: | subordinate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person that serves another |
Synonyms: |
aide, assistant, attendant, dependent, deputy, flunky, gofer, helper, inferior, junior, peon, poor relation, scrub, second, second fiddle, second string, serf, servant, slave, subaltern, third string, underling |
Antonyms: |
boss, chief, leader, major, manager, master, superior |