'Henchman' definitions:
Definition of 'henchman'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
Synonyms of 'henchman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adherent,
- appendage,
- associate,
- attendant,
- bodyguard,
- buddy,
- buff,
- cavaliere servente,
- cohort,
- confidant,
- courtier,
- creature,
- crony,
- dangler,
- dependent,
- disciple,
- dummy,
- fan,
- figurehead,
- flunky,
- follower,
- following,
- gangster,
- gillie,
- goon,
- gunsel,
- hanger-on,
- hatchet man,
- heavy,
- heeler,
- homme de cour,
- hooligan,
- jackal,
- lackey,
- man,
- minion,
- myrmidon,
- parasite,
- partisan,
- public,
- puppet,
- pursuer,
- pursuivant,
- retainer,
- right-hand man,
- satellite,
- sectary,
- servant,
- shadow,
- sidekick,
- stooge,
- successor,
- supporter,
- sycophant,
- tagtail,
- tail,
- thug,
- torpedo,
- trainbearer,
- votary,
- ward heeler