kätyri — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accomplice noun A person who helps someone else commit a crime.
- collaborator noun Someone who works with others on a shared project.
- flunkey noun A servant, especially one in uniform, who works in someone's household.
- henchman noun A loyal follower or subordinate who carries out orders, often without question — frequently used of a villain's or gang leader's helpers.
- satellite noun A man-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another body, used for communication, navigation, or observation.
Senses
kätyri is used for these senses in English:
- accomplice (rare) A cooperator.
- collaborator A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.
- flunkey (derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
- running dog (pejorative) A lackey; a lapdog; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people.
- satellite (now, _, rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]
collaborator — full definition
- noun Someone who works with others on a shared project.
- noun Someone who cooperates, often disloyally, with an occupying enemy force.
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