'Henchman' definitions:

Definition of 'henchman'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime]

Definition of 'Henchman'

From: GCIDE
  • Henchman \Hench"man\ (h[e^]nch"man), n.; pl. -men (-men). [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term. [1913 Webster]