henchman.
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
Meaning & usage
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
An assistant member of a criminal gang.
A page to a prince or other person of high rank.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hangistaz Proto-West Germanic *hangist Old English henġest Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English *henġestmann Middle English henxman English henchman Inherited from Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *henġestmann, *hengstmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from henġest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) + mann (“man”). Akin to archaic German Hengstmann (“groom”) and Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”).
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