"henchman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛnt͡ʃ.mən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-henchman.wav Forms: henchmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *hengstmann, *hengestmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from hengst, hengest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) (from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“stallion”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”)) + mann (“man”). Cognate with archaic German Hengstmann (“a groom”), Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|henxman||page, attendant}} Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), {{inh|en|ang|*hengstmann}} Old English *hengstmann, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hangistaz||stallion}} Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“stallion”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱanḱest-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, {{cog|de|Hengstmann||a groom}} German Hengstmann (“a groom”), {{cog|is|hestamaður||horseman, groom}} Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|henchmen}} henchman (plural henchmen)
  1. A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. Categories (topical): Crime, People Synonyms: loyal follower Translations (a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate): ذَنَب (ḏanab) [masculine] (Arabic), привърженик (privǎrženik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), последовател (posledovatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), stoupenec [masculine] (Czech), håndlanger [common-gender] (Danish), handlanger [masculine] (Dutch), aanhanger [masculine] (Dutch), volgeling [masculine] (Dutch), aseenkantaja (Finnish), kätyri (Finnish), apuri (Finnish), käskyläinen (Finnish), sbire [masculine] (French), séide [masculine] (French), acolyte [masculine] (French), sous-fifre [masculine] (French), Handlanger [masculine] (German), Handlangerin [feminine] (German), Scherge [masculine] (German), μπράβος (brávos) [masculine] (Greek), híve (Hungarian), csatlós (Hungarian), szolga (Hungarian), lakáj (Hungarian), konco (Malay), stronnik [masculine] (Polish), poplecznik [masculine] (Polish), zausznik [masculine] (Polish), capanga class noun (Portuguese), сторо́нник (storónnik) [masculine] (Russian), после́дователь (poslédovatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), приспе́шник (prispéšnik) [masculine] (Russian), побо́рник (pobórnik) [masculine] (Russian), при́хвостень (príxvostenʹ) [derogatory, masculine] (Russian), služobník [masculine] (Slovak), služobníčka [feminine] (Slovak), poskok [masculine] (Slovak), secuaz [masculine] (Spanish), yardımcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-henchman-en-noun-YnrtPr-L Disambiguation of Crime: 32 22 30 17 Disambiguation of People: 37 30 34 0 Disambiguation of 'a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate': 96 2 1 1
  2. A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests. Categories (topical): Crime, People, Stock characters Translations (a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests): aanhanger (Dutch), volgeling [masculine] (Dutch), aseenkantaja (Finnish), Anhänger [masculine] (German), Anhängerin [feminine] (German), Gefolgsmann [masculine] (German), bérenc (Hungarian), poplecznik [masculine] (Polish), zausznik [masculine] (Polish), stronnik [masculine] (Polish), приспе́шник (prispéšnik) [masculine] (Russian), сторо́нник (storónnik) [masculine] (Russian), при́хвостень (príxvostenʹ) [derogatory, masculine] (Russian), подпева́ла (podpevála) (Russian), pravá ruka [feminine] (Slovak), çıkarcı yardımcı (Turkish)
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  3. An assistant member of a criminal gang. Categories (topical): Crime, People Translations (an assistant member of a criminal gang): esbirro [masculine] (Catalan), kumpán [masculine] (Czech), nohsled [masculine] (Czech), trawant [masculine] (Dutch), handlanger [masculine] (Dutch), meeloper (Dutch), sbiro (Esperanto), rikollisjengin jäsen (Finnish), sbire [masculine] (French), homme de main (French), gangster (French), Spießgeselle [masculine] (German), pribék (Hungarian), verőember (Hungarian), fogdmeg (Hungarian), gorilla (Hungarian), bandito [masculine] (Italian), malandrino [masculine] (Italian), malavitoso [masculine] (Italian), malvivente [masculine] (Italian), medsammensvoren [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), esbirro [masculine] (Occitan), zbir [masculine] (Polish), gangster [masculine] (Polish), шестёрка (šestjórka) [masculine] (Russian), ма́льчик на побегу́шках (málʹčik na pobegúškax) (Russian), поде́льник (podélʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), gorila (Slovak), gangster (Slovak), esbirro [masculine] (Spanish), uşak (Turkish), yandaş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-henchman-en-noun-4bJjfm0A Disambiguation of Crime: 32 22 30 17 Disambiguation of People: 37 30 34 0 Disambiguation of 'an assistant member of a criminal gang': 2 4 92 2
  4. (obsolete) A page to a prince or other person of high rank. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-henchman-en-noun-bDAvNoF2 Disambiguation of Crime: 32 22 30 17

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "kätyri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "apuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "käskyläinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sbire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "séide"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acolyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sous-fifre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Handlanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Handlangerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Scherge"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "brávos",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μπράβος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "híve"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "csatlós"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "szolga"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "lakáj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "konco"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stronnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poplecznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zausznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "capanga class noun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "storónnik",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сторо́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poslédovatelʹ",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "после́дователь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prispéšnik",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приспе́шник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobórnik",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "побо́рник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "príxvostenʹ",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́хвостень"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "služobník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "služobníčka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poskok"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "secuaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate",
      "word": "yardımcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "word": "aanhanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "volgeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "word": "aseenkantaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anhänger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Anhängerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gefolgsmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "word": "bérenc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poplecznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zausznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stronnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prispéšnik",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приспе́шник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "storónnik",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сторо́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "príxvostenʹ",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́хвостень"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podpevála",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "word": "подпева́ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pravá ruka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests",
      "word": "çıkarcı yardımcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esbirro"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kumpán"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nohsled"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trawant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "handlanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "meeloper"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "sbiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "rikollisjengin jäsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sbire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "homme de main"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spießgeselle"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "pribék"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "verőember"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "fogdmeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "gorilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malandrino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malavitoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malvivente"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medsammensvoren"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esbirro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zbir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šestjórka",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шестёрка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "málʹčik na pobegúškax",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "ма́льчик на побегу́шках"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podélʹnik",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "поде́льник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "gorila"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esbirro"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "uşak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an assistant member of a criminal gang",
      "word": "yandaş"
    }
  ],
  "word": "henchman"
}

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