henchman

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• /ˈhɛnt͡ʃ.mən/
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• CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 N CH M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hangistaz Proto-West Germanic *hangist Old English henġest Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English *henġestmann Middle English henxman English henchman Inherited from Middle English henxman (“page, attendant”), from Old English *henġestmann, *hengstmann (“groom”, literally “horseman”), from henġest (“stallion, horse, steed, gelding”) + mann (“man”). Akin to archaic German Hengstmann (“groom”) and Icelandic hestamaður (“horseman, groom”).

115 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ذَنَب (ḏanab) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Bulgarian: привърженик (privǎrženik) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Bulgarian: последовател (posledovatel) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Czech: stoupenec — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Danish: håndlanger — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Dutch: handlanger — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Dutch: aanhanger — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Dutch: volgeling — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Finnish: aseenkantaja — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Finnish: kätyri — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Finnish: apuri — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Finnish: käskyläinen — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• French: sbire — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• French: séide — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• French: acolyte — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• French: sous-fifre — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• German: Handlanger — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• German: Handlangerin — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• German: Scherge — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• German: Sbirre — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Greek: μπράβος (brávos) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Hungarian: híve — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Hungarian: csatlós — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Hungarian: szolga — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Hungarian: lakáj — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Icelandic: handlangari — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Icelandic: handbendi — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Icelandic: skósveinn — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: sbirro — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: seguace — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: sostenitore — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: accolito — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: complice — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: scagnozzo — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: tirapiedi — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Italian: braccio destro — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Malay: konco — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Polish: stronnik — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Polish: poplecznik — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Polish: zausznik — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Portuguese: capanga class noun — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Russian: сторо́нник (storónnik) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Russian: после́дователь (poslédovatelʹ) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Russian: приспе́шник (prispéšnik) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Russian: побо́рник (pobórnik) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Russian: при́хвостень (príxvostenʹ) — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Slovak: služobník — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Slovak: služobníčka — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Slovak: poskok — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Spanish: esbirro — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: hantlangare — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: dräng — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: sbirr — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: hejduk — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: skyddsling — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: tjänare — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Swedish: underlydare — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Turkish: yardımcı — a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate
• Dutch: aanhanger — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Dutch: volgeling — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Finnish: aseenkantaja — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• German: Anhänger — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• German: Anhängerin — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• German: Gefolgsmann — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Hungarian: bérenc — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Icelandic: fylgismaður — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Icelandic: áhangandi — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Icelandic: aðdáandi — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Polish: poplecznik — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Polish: zausznik — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Polish: stronnik — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Russian: приспе́шник (prispéšnik) — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Russian: сторо́нник (storónnik) — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Russian: при́хвостень (príxvostenʹ) — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Russian: подпева́ла (podpevála) — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Slovak: pravá ruka — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Turkish: çıkarcı yardımcı — a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests
• Bulgarian: мутра (mutra) — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Catalan: esbirro — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Czech: kumpán — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Czech: nohsled — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Dutch: trawant — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Dutch: handlanger — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Dutch: meeloper — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Esperanto: sbiro — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Finnish: rikollisjengin jäsen — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• French: sbire — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• French: homme de main — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• French: gangster — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• German: Spießgeselle — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Hungarian: pribék — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Hungarian: verőember — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Hungarian: fogdmeg — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Hungarian: gorilla — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Icelandic: bófi — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Icelandic: handlangari — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Icelandic: handbendi — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: bandito — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: complice — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: malandrino — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: malavitoso — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: malvivente — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Italian: gangster — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Norwegian Bokmål: medsammensvoren — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Occitan: esbirro — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Polish: zbir — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Polish: gangster — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Russian: шестёрка (šestjórka) — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Russian: ма́льчик на побегу́шках (málʹčik na pobegúškax) — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Russian: поде́льник (podélʹnik) — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Slovak: gorila — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Slovak: gangster — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Spanish: esbirro — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Turkish: uşak — an assistant member of a criminal gang
• Turkish: yandaş — an assistant member of a criminal gang