Lackey
Lackey , noun
[French laquais; compare Sp. & Portuguese lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to English lick, v.]
An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
Collocations (2)
Lackey caterpillar (Zoology) , the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species (Clisiocampa neustria) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species (Clisiocampa Americana and Clisiocampa sylvatica) are commonly called tent caterpillars. See Tent caterpillar, under Tent.
Lackey moth (Zoology) , the moth which produces the lackey caterpillar.
Lackey , transitive verb
To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.
A thousand liveried angels lackey her.
Lackey , intransitive verb
To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.