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Meanings of flunkey in inglês

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A person of unquestioning obedience.

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        Usage of flunkey in inglês
        1
        The moment I decided to do it a flunkey called me in.
        Shadows in Bronze
        2
        In my flunkey's swallow-tail I felt as though I were in armour.
        The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
        3
        There's nothing of the flunkey in this, or I greatly deceive myself.
        Born in Exile
        4
        P.S.- Ishouldnot like to be a real flunkey all my life.
        The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891
        5
        She treated me as a flunkey, a being of a lower order.
        The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
        6
        Shakespeare was a sycophant, a flunkey if you will, but nothing worse.
        The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story
        7
        The court flunkey's voice rose slightly from beside the window, answering a question.
        The devil she knows
        8
        A flunkey from the camp kitchen served the meal and cleared it away.
        Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
        9
        The flunkey referred her to Count Rechberg, the aide-de-camp on duty.
        The Magnificent Montez: From Courtesan to Convert
        10
        He even judged her movement quite natural, for he was a flunkey born.
        Hilda Lessways
        11
        A flunkey soon after appeared with half-a-crown, and the amateur coachman drove away.
        A Simpleton
        12
        Your dream and rest is over; for are you not the general's flunkey?
        On the Heels of De Wet
        13
        You take 'em yourself, bo-dothe flunkey work and look wise.
        The Thunder Bird
        14
        That I am a flunkey whom you can insult without restraint?
        The Schoolmaster and Other Stories
        15
        My husband may be a good, honest man, but he is a flunkey!
        The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
        16
        Such a menial task is usually reserved for a flunkey.
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        espanhol
        pelota
        Flunkey through the time
        Flunkey across language varieties
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