Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flunkey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl. {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr. or akin to
flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.]
1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.
2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and
unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flunkey
n 1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {lackey}, {flunky}]
2: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky}, {stooge},
{yes-man}, {dweeb}]
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