just another flunkey
- noun
- /dʒʌst əˈnʌðər ˈflʌŋki/
- Offensive
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lacayo
- After the reorganization, he realized he was just another flunkey with no real influence.
Examples
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Despite his title, many saw him as just another flunkey doing tedious work.
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Don't let them treat you like just another flunkey—stand up for yourself.
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He's just another flunkey in the office.
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Why do you treat him like just another flunkey?
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After the reorganization, he realized he was just another flunkey with no real influence.
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Despite his title, many saw him as just another flunkey doing tedious work.
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Don't let them treat you like just another flunkey—stand up for yourself.
Synonyms
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2.8
Having a lower job that supports a higher role
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8.0
A person who runs small errands and obeys a boss
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6.0
A person who has a less important role and helps someone more important
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7.3
A person who does small, unimportant jobs for other people
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9.0
A man who works as a servant in a rich house and obeys orders
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9.9
A person who is new or unimportant and used as an insult
A person who does basic physical work to help others, like cleaning or lifting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple determiner + noun construction: 'just another' has a minimizing/dismissive function and 'flunkey' denotes a servile or unimportant assistant, so the combined meaning ('merely an unimportant/subservient assistant') is directly derivable from the parts. Although 'flunkey' is a relatively rare word, if a learner knows its definition the overall phrase is compositional and follows common patterns of derogatory noun modification.
Etymology
Just another flunkey comes from the old word flunkey, which meant a servant who ran small jobs and stood ready to obey. Calling someone just another flunkey gives the picture of a person with no real power, so it means 'an unimportant or subservient assistant'.