lackey

A liveried male servant; a footman.

A servile follower; a toady.

To wait on as a footman; attend.

To act in a servile manner; fawn.

To wait on as or like a lackey; attend servilely; serve as a menial.

To act as a lackey or footman; give servile attendance.

An attending servant; a runner; a footboy or footman; hence, any servile follower.

A lackey-moth.

An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.

the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa; — so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species (Clisiocampa neustria) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species (Clisiocampa Americana and Clisiocampa sylvatica) are commonly called tent caterpillars. See Tent caterpillar, under Tent.