Synonyms for henchman
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hench-muhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛntʃ mən |
Top 10 synonyms for henchman Other synonyms for the word henchman
- attendant
- backer
- backup
- bodyguard
- coadjutant
- coadjutor
- cohort
- collaborator
- colleague
- companion
- deputy
- fellow worker
- flunky
- friend
- gal Friday
- girl Friday
- gofer
- hanger-on
- hatchet man/woman
- help
- helper
- helpmate
- lackey
- man Friday
- partner
- right-hand man/woman
- right-hand person
- secretary
- servant
- sidekick
- stooge
- subordinate
- supporter
- yes-person
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for henchman
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