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English Dictionary: flunkey by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flunkey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flunkey
n
  1. a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: lackey, flunky, flunkey]
  2. a person of unquestioning obedience
    Synonym(s): flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl. {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr. or akin to
      flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.]
      1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.
  
      2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
  
      3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and
            unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
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