lackey

n., pl., -eys.

1. A liveried male servant; a footman.
2. A servile follower; a toady.

v., -eyed, -ey·ing, -eys.

v.tr.
To wait on as a footman; attend.

v.intr.
To act in a servile manner; fawn.

[French laquais, from Old French.]

IN BRIEF: A male servant. Also: An overly respectful follower.

One thing I certainly never was made for, and that is to put principles on and off at the dictation of a party, as a lackey changes his livery at his master's command. — Horace Mann (1796-1859)

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a male servant (especially a footman)
  Synonyms: flunky, flunkey

Meaning #2: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
  Synonyms: sycophant, toady, crawler

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lakaj
v. tr. - være lakaj for
v. intr. - krybe for, sleske for, bukke og skrabe for

Nederlands (Dutch)
lakei, jaknikker, als lakei dienen, slaafs volgen

Français (French)
n. - laquais, (fig) larbin (péj)
v. tr. - servir, servir comme un valet, être au service de
v. intr. - agir servilement, flatter qn (servilement), se mettre à plat ventre (devant qn)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lakai, Speichellecker
v. - kriechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λακές, υπηρέτης
v. - φέρομαι δουλικά, γλείφω

Italiano (Italian)
lacchè

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lacaio (m), bajulador (m)
v. - servir como lacaio

Русский (Russian)
лакей, прислуживать, раболепствовать

Español (Spanish)
n. - lacayo
v. tr. - servir como lacayo o criado
v. intr. - servir como lacayo o criado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lakej
v. - vara lakej åt, krypa för, hänga efter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
仆人, 马屁精, 侍从, 侍候, 奉承, 充当仆从

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 僕人, 馬屁精, 侍從
v. tr. - 侍候, 奉承
v. intr. - 充當僕從

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 하인 , 아첨꾼 , 추종자
v. tr. - 섬기다 , 추종하다, 빌붙다
v. intr. - 아부하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 従僕, おべっか使い, 追従者
v. - しもべとして仕える, ぺこぺこする, へつらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المبزز, الخادم المرتدي بزة خاصه بالخدم, التابع, الخانع (فعل) يخدم بخنوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם מתרפס, אדם כנוע וטפילי, משרת‬
v. tr. - ‮מתנהג בצייתנות כלפי‬
v. intr. - ‮נהג בהתרפסות ובחנופה‬

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