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henchmen

noun

Meaning

  1. A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
  2. A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
  3. An assistant member of a criminal gang.
  4. A page to a prince or other person of high rank.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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