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 Definitions of henchman  [ˈhɛntʃ mən]  

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Definition of 'henchman' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) henchman
an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a member of a criminal gang.

2.  henchman
a political supporter or adherent, esp. one motivated by the hope of personal gain.

3.  henchman
a trusted attendant or follower.

4.  henchman
Obs. a squire or page.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME henchman, henksman, hengestman, appar. = OE hengest stallion (c. OHG hengist) +manman)

Definition of 'henchman' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime
someone who assists in a plot
Definition of 'henchman' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) henchman
an attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term
Translation of 'henchman' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a loyal supporter, especially one who obeys the leader's orders without question
a politician/gangster and his henchmen.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: volgeling, trawant Arabic flag Arabic: نصير سياسي مُخْلِص Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: поддръжник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: partidário Czech flag Czech: stoupenec; pomahač German flag German: der Anhänger
Danish flag Danish: håndlanger Greek flag Greek: μπράβος, πρωτοπαλίκαρο Spanish flag Spanish: secuaz; partidario
Estonian flag Estonian: käsilane Farsi flag Farsi: پيرو Finnish flag Finnish: kätyri
French flag French: acolyte Hebrew flag Hebrew: תוֹמֶך נֶאֶמָן Hindi flag Hindi: गुर्गे
Croatian flag Croatian: vjeran sljedbenik, slijep Hungarian flag Hungarian: vkinek (politikai) bérenc Indonesian flag Indonesian: pendukung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: handbendi Italian flag Italian: accolito Japanese flag Japanese: 腹心
Korean flag Korean: 추종자 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: parankinis Latvian flag Latvian: līdzskrējējs; rokaspuisis
Malay flag Malay: konco Dutch flag Dutch: aanhanger Norwegian flag Norwegian: tilhenger, lakei, håndlan
Polish flag Polish: zwolennik Persian flag Persian: پيرو Pashto flag Pashto: مزدور، پيرو ، مريى تر لاس
Romanian flag Romanian: acolit Russian flag Russian: приспешник Slovak flag Slovak: stúpenec; prisluhovač
Slovenian flag Slovenian: privrženec Serbian flag Serbian: sledbenik Swedish flag Swedish: hejduk, hantlangare
Thai flag Thai: ลูกน้อง Turkish flag Turkish: sadık yardımcı, güvenilir Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 心腹，忠實支持者
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: паж; прихвостень Urdu flag Urdu: معتبر ساتھی یا مصاحب Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tay sai
Chinese flag Chinese: 心腹，忠实的追随者

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