act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lakai
ein männlicher Diener (insbesondere ein Lakai)
🇫🇷French
larbin
un serviteur (surtout un valet de pied)
🇪🇸Spanish
lacayo
un sirviente (especialmente un lacayo)
🇮🇹Italian
lacchè
un servitore maschio (soprattutto un cameriere)
🇳🇱Dutch
lakei
een mannelijke bediende (vooral een lakei)
🇵🇹Portuguese
lacaio
um servo (especialmente um lacaio)
🇷🇺Russian
лакей
слуга-мужчина (особенно лакей)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नौकर
एक पुरुष नौकर (विशेषकर एक पैदल यात्री)
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্লাঙ্কি
একজন পুরুষ চাকর (বিশেষ করে একজন ফুটম্যান)
🇮🇳Tamil
மெல்லிய
ஒரு ஆண் வேலைக்காரன் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கால் வீரர்)
🇮🇳Telugu
అల్లరిగా
మగ సేవకుడు (ముఖ్యంగా ఫుట్ మాన్)
🇮🇳Marathi
फ्लंकी
एक पुरुष नोकर (विशेषत: एक फूटमन)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્લંકી
એક પુરુષ નોકર (ખાસ કરીને ફૂટમેન)
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಪ್ಪನಾದ
ಒಬ್ಬ ಪುರುಷ ಸೇವಕ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಪಾದಚಾರಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫ്ലങ്കി
ഒരു പുരുഷ സേവകൻ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കാൽനടക്കാരൻ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਲੰਕੀ
ਇੱਕ ਨਰ ਨੌਕਰ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਫੁੱਟਮੈਨ)
🇵🇰Urdu
فلنکی
ایک مرد نوکر (خاص طور پر ایک پاؤں والا)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
奴才
男性仆人（尤其是男仆）
🇯🇵Japanese
八方美人
男性の使用人（特に下僕）
🇰🇷Korean
플런키
남자 하인(특히 하인)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người hầu
một người hầu nam (đặc biệt là người hầu)
🇹🇭Thai
คนขี้ขลาด
คนรับใช้ชาย (โดยเฉพาะทหารราบ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
bujang
seorang pelayan laki-laki (terutama bujang)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مساعد
خادم ذكر (وخاصة خادم)
🇮🇷Persian
فلانکی
خدمتکار مرد (مخصوصاً پیاده)
🇹🇷Turkish
uşak
bir erkek hizmetçi (özellikle bir uşak)
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְשָׁרֵת
משרת זכר (במיוחד רודף)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'flunkey'?
The primary meaning of 'flunkey' is 'a male servant (especially a footman)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flunkey' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flunkey' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flunkey' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flunkey' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'flunkey' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'flunkey' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'flunkey' in regular conversations?
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