The meaning of Flunkey

noun

A person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place.

Usage examples:

A cloakroom attendant

adjective

Occurring with or as a result of.

Usage examples:

The sea and its attendant attractions

noun

Someone whose job is to help others in a particular place or situation

Usage examples:

A gas station/parking lot attendant

noun

The chief manservant of a house.

Usage examples:

In those days, a grand house would employ at least 16 domestic servants, and perhaps an army of 30-…

noun

The most important male servant in a house

Usage examples:

The british butler was brilliantly played by anthony hopkins.

noun

An employee who does all kinds of work.

Usage examples:

He was employed as the general factotum

noun

A person employed to do all types of jobs for someone

Usage examples:

He became a sort of general factotum for the band.

noun

A liveried servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table.

Usage examples:

An army of servants - maids, footmen, cooks and gardeners - made the luxurious lifestyle of the fam…

noun

A male servant whose job includes opening doors and serving food, and who often wears a uniform

noun

A boy or man employed to undertake domestic duties.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't mind getting a primer from some reputable person with experience running houseboys, or h…

noun

A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

Usage examples:

Lackeys were waiting to help them from the carriage

verb

Behave in a servile way towards (someone).

Usage examples:

He had lacqueyed and flattered walpole

noun

A servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else's orders or by doing unpleasant work for them

Usage examples:

He treats us all like his lackeys.

noun

One or both sides of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, newspaper, or other collection of bound sheets.

Usage examples:

A book of not less than 40 pages

verb

Look through the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.).

Usage examples:

She was paging through a pile of sunday newspapers

verb

Summon (someone) over a public address system, so as to pass on a message.

Usage examples:

No need to interrupt the background music just to page the concierge

noun

A thing that holds something in place.

Usage examples:

A guitar string retainer

noun

An amount of money that you pay to someone in advance so that the person will work for you when needed

Usage examples:

He was on a $150,000 retainer from lloyd's of london.

noun

An amount of money that you pay to a lawyer, consultant (= someone paid to give expert advice or training), etc. in order to be sure that they can work for you when you need them to

Usage examples:

The firm retained white as a consultant, paying him a $5,000 retainer., get/be on/receive a retaine…

noun

A person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

Usage examples:

Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with…

verb

Short for shop steward.

noun

A person who is responsible for an event or for the management of a place

Usage examples:

A race steward, he has been a careful steward of our parks.

noun

A man's personal male attendant, who is responsible for his clothes and appearance.

Usage examples:

These butlers, footmen, valets, drivers, personal assistants, and bodyguards knew where the bodies …

verb

Act as a valet to (a particular man).

Usage examples:

One evening when i was valeting him, mr charles told me he had met my father

noun

(esp. in the past) the personal male servant of a wealthy man, or (in the present) an employee of a restaurant or hotel, who puts your car in a parking space for you

Usage examples:

Valet parking is available for our customers.