Henchman

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
  • n. A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
  • n. A member of a criminal gang.
  • n. Obsolete A page to a prince or other person of high rank.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
  • n. A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
  • n. A member of a criminal gang.
  • n. A page to a prince or other person of high rank.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A groom; a footman; a male attendant; a follower.
  • n. Hence A mercenary adherent; a venal follower; one who holds himself at the bidding of another.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who assists in a plot
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    accessory    accessary   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    attendant    servant   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    henchmen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    retainer    vassal    squire    esquire    servitors