Antonyms for henchman

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hench-muhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛntʃ mən

Definition of henchman

Origin : mid-14c., hengestman, later henshman (mid-15c.) "high-ranking servant (usually of gentle birth), attendant upon a king, nobleman, etc.," originally "groom," probably from man (n.) + Old English hengest "horse, stallion, gelding," from Proto-Germanic *hangistas (cf. Old Frisian hengst, Dutch hengest, German Hengst "stallion"), perhaps literally "best at springing," from PIE *kenku- (cf. Greek kekiein "to gush forth;" Lithuanian sokti "to jump, dance;" Breton kazek "a mare," literally "that which belongs to a stallion").
Perhaps modeled on Old Norse compound hesta-maðr "horse-boy, groom." The word became obsolete in England but was retained in Scottish as "personal attendant of a Highland chief," in which sense Scott revived it in literary English from 1810. Sense of "obedient or unscrupulous follower" is first recorded 1839, probably based on a misunderstanding of the word as used by Scott.

noun follower

Example sentences :

A henchman attended, carried the carven cup in hand, served the clear mead.
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

At sight of them, I swung round and gripped my henchman by the shoulder.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

"Wh-h—" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly

For his tone was that of the great man addressing his henchman.
Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips

The Governor had dined sumptuously and received his henchman graciously.
Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith

Then how good it would be to have such a henchman as Tom at my side.
Extract from : « The Golden Magnet » by George Manville Fenn

It was not the Samurai but the henchman who was weak and wrong.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

And she would have to call Mrs. Henchman Mother, and Audrey would be her sister!
Extract from : « The Girls of St. Olave's » by Mabel Mackintosh

Would they be pleased and surprised—her grandmother and Mrs. Henchman and Audrey?
Extract from : « The Girls of St. Olave's » by Mabel Mackintosh

Synonyms for henchman

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