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henchman::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | collaborator, confederate, partner in crime |
| Type of | accessary, accessory |
Examples of henchman
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Ben Roseberry, 29, plays Ed, another hyena and henchman for the evil lion king.
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When Alfonso was found to be dispensable, Cesare had him strangled by a henchman.
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Disguised as Largo's henchman, Bond uncovers Largo's plan to destroy Miami Beach.
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The Six Nations fixture list also haunts him like an idle henchman in the gallows.
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He was evil henchman Igor in Snow White and this time plays the Genie of the Lamp.
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Meanwhile, Sanchez's henchman Dario and his crew ambush Leiter and his wife Della.
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One is when a single good guy takes on a zillion henchman without breaking a sweat.
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He releases the henchman, who returns to Largo and is thrown into a pool of sharks.
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But by the end Crouchback realises he has become the modern age's henchman.
From the economist.com
- Confederate: someone who assists in a plot
- The word "henchman" referred originally to one who attended on a horse for his employer, that is, a horse groom. Hence, like constable and marshal, also originally stable staff, henchman became the title of a subordinate official in a royal court or noble household. ...
- A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate; A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests; A member of a criminal gang; A page to a prince or other person of high rank
- A follower, attendant or servant. Its earliest use was in the form of 'Hengest' which referred to Saxon chieftains. In medieval times Henchman referred to a horse groom, but this meaning died out by the 17th century.
- There are multiples of this character. In episode 23, Caruso dresses up as one to fake out Veloci's real henchmen
- A follower who gives support primarily for personal advantage. The word is similar to {crony}, and like it always seems to be used in a negative context, in the plural, and may be nearing obsolescence. I even found the two words together in one sentence: <<... ...
- A major villain's frequently incompetent stooge. (Heroes have sidekicks; villains have henchmen.)
