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Henchman

henchman
(henchmen) If you refer to someone as another person’s henchman, you mean that they work for or support the other person, especially by doing unpleasant, violent, or dishonest things on their behalf. = heavy N-COUNT: usu poss N c darkgreen]disapproval
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   noun  Etymology: Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man; akin to Old High German hengist gelding  Date: 15th century  1. obsolete a squire or page to a person of high rank  2.  a. a trusted follower ; a right-hand man  b. a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage  c. a member of a gang ...
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  n. (pl. -men) 1 a trusted supporter or attendant. 2 hist. a squire; a page of honour. 3 the principal attendant of a Highland chief. Etymology: ME henxman, hengestman f. OE hengst male horse ...
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  1. сторонник, приверженец 2. приспешник, прихвостень 3. ист. оруженосец, паж ...
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  noun  1) приверженец  2) креатура; прихвостень; приспешник  3) hist. оруженосец; паж ...
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  ~ n plural henchmen, a faithful supporter, especially of a political leader or a criminal ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  - 1463, hengsman "high-ranking servant," originally "groom," from O.E. hengest "horse, stallion, gelding," from P.Gmc. *khangistas "best at springing," from PIE *kenku-. Sense of "obedient or unscrupulous follower" is first recorded 1839 in Sir Walter Scott, who may have misunderstood the word when he resurrected it. ...
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