flunkey
noun
[ ˈflʌŋki ]
• a liveried manservant or footman.
Similar:
liveried manservant,
liveried servant,
lackey,
steward,
butler,
footman,
valet,
retainer,
attendant,
factotum,
houseboy,
page,
Origin:
mid 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps from flank in the sense ‘a person who stands at one's flank’.
