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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "lackey caterpillar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "lackey moth"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "laquais"
},
"expansion": "Middle French laquais",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pro",
"3": "lacai"
},
"expansion": "Old Occitan lacai",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "es",
"3": "lacayo"
},
"expansion": "Spanish lacayo",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "it",
"3": "lacchè"
},
"expansion": "Italian lacchè",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "el",
"3": "λακές"
},
"expansion": "Greek λακές (lakés)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "tr",
"3": "ulak"
},
"expansion": "Turkish ulak",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "French",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ca",
"3": "alacay"
},
"expansion": "Catalan alacay",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ar",
"3": "قَاضٍ",
"4": "اَلْقَاضِي",
"5": "magistrate"
},
"expansion": "Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “magistrate”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "laquais"
},
"expansion": "laquais",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “magistrate”). See French laquais.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "lackeys",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "lackey (plural lackeys)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "33 32 1 34",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "People",
"orig": "en:People",
"parents": [
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1884, John Ruskin, “By the Rivers of Waters”, in “Our Fathers Have Told Us.”: Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys and Girls who have been Held at Its Fonts, part I (The Bible of Amiens), Orpington, Kent: George Allen, →OCLC, pages 30–31",
"text": "St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A footman, a liveried male servant."
],
"id": "en-lackey-en-noun-W0wJKb-p",
"links": [
[
"footman",
"footman"
],
[
"liveried",
"livery"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lake"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵādim",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "خَادِمْ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "spasavor",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "սպասավոր"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lakjéj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljókaj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"dated",
"masculine"
],
"word": "лёкай"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacai"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "奴僕"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "núpú",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "奴仆"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "僕役"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "púyì",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "仆役"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "僕人"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "púrén",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "仆人"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lokaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "lakeija"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laquais"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "lakia",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "ლაქია"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lakai"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lakés",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λακές"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypirétis",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπηρέτης"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "lakáj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "inas"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "komornyik"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gíománach"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacchè"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"alt": "じゅうぼく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jūboku",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "従僕"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"alt": "下人",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hain",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "하인"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jong",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "종"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakijs"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "liokajus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "lakej",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лакеј"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "tonotono"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nokar",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "نوکر"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "pâdow",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "پادو"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lokaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacaio"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacheu"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "лакеј"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakej"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lokaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacayo"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakej"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kon-chái",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "คนใช้"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kîi-kâa",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "ขี้ข้า"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lʹókaj",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"tags": [
"dated",
"masculine"
],
"word": "льо́кай"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 7",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "liveried male servant",
"word": "đầy tớ"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "33 32 1 34",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "People",
"orig": "en:People",
"parents": [
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A fawning, servile follower."
],
"id": "en-lackey-en-noun-HtmRH0fY",
"links": [
[
"fawning",
"fawn"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "lickspittle"
},
{
"word": "loyal follower"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "xalúj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "халу́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lakjéj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "prýxvascjenʹ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пры́хвасцень"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zǒugǒu",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "走狗"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǒutuǐzi",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "狗腿子"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zǒuzú",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "走卒"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "núcái",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "奴才"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "slaafje"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "voetvaag"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laquais"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lakai"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "lakáj"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "talpnyaló"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "csatlós"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "szolgalélek"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "höfðingjasleikja"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leccaculo"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "lacchè"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lecchino"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"alt": "そうく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sōku",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "走狗"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"alt": "走狗",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jugu",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "주구"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sługus"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "przydupas"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacaio"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacheu"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xolúj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "холу́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "príxvostenʹ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "при́хвостень"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacayo"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakej"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "alipores"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "tuta"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lîu-lɔ́ɔ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "ลิ่วล้อ"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "ลูกสมุน"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sà-mǔn",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "สมุน"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 95",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǒutuǐzi",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "狗腿子"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zǒuzú",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "走卒"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "núcái",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "奴才"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakaj"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "slaafje"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "voetvaag"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laquais"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lakai"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "lakáj"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "talpnyaló"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "csatlós"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "szolgalélek"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "höfðingjasleikja"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leccaculo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "lacchè"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lecchino"
},
{
"alt": "そうく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sōku",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "走狗"
},
{
"alt": "走狗",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jugu",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "주구"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lakei"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sługus"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "przydupas"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacaio"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacheu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xolúj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "холу́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "príxvostenʹ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "при́хвостень"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lacayo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lakej"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "alipores"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "tuta"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lîu-lɔ́ɔ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "ลิ่วล้อ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "ลูกสมุน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sà-mǔn",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"word": "สมุน"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lakéj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаке́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xolúj",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "холу́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lakýza",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаки́за"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lakúza",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаку́за"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prýxvostenʹ",
"sense": "a fawning, servile follower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "при́хвостень"
}
],
"word": "lackey"
}
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"English terms derived from French",
"English terms derived from Greek",
"English terms derived from Italian",
"English terms derived from Middle French",
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"English terms derived from Spanish",
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"English terms with audio links",
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"2": "frm",
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"name": "bor"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pro",
"3": "lacai"
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"expansion": "Old Occitan lacai",
"name": "uder"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "es",
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "it",
"3": "lacchè"
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"name": "uder"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "el",
"3": "λακές"
},
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"name": "uder"
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{
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"2": "tr",
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"name": "uder"
},
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"2": "fr",
"3": "-"
},
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"2": "ca",
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"name": "uder"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "ar",
"3": "قَاضٍ",
"4": "اَلْقَاضِي",
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"name": "uder"
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{
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"1": "fr",
"2": "laquais"
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"forms": [
{
"form": "lackeys",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lackeying",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "lackeyed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously."
],
"links": [
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"serve",
"serve"
],
[
"obsequiously",
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],
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"(transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
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"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
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"To toady, play the flunky."
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[
"flunky",
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, obsolete) To toady, play the flunky."
],
"tags": [
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"obsolete"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈlæ.ki/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æki"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "lacquey"
},
{
"word": "lacky"
}
],
"word": "lackey"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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