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Lackey vs Lacker - What's the difference?

lackey | lacker |

As verbs the difference between lackey and lacker

is that lackey is to attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously while lacker is .

As a noun lackey

is a footman, a liveried male servant.

As an adjective lacker is

delicious, tasting very good.

lackey

English

Alternative forms

* (verb only)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A footman, a liveried male servant.
  • A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle.

    • Derived terms

    * lackey caterpillar * lackey moth

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously
  • * Milton
    • A thousand liveried angels lackey her.
  • (obsolete) To toady, play the flunky

    • References

    * "lackey." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008

    lacker

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is lacking, or in want.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "lacker")

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "lacker")

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