henchman
noun
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The earliest known examples of henchman show it being used as a term for a squire or a page, but the word may have seen earlier use with the meaning "groom." It first appeared in Middle English and is a combination of Old English hengest ("a male horse") and man. One of the duties of a groom, squire, or page to a person of high rank was tending horses, and such a person was relied upon, which influenced the broader senses of henchman including "right-hand man."
Examples of henchman in a Sentence
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 July 2024
Their explosive investigation gets even more dangerous as Mike and Marcus must protect murder witness Julie (Téa Leoni) from a French drug kingpin and his deadly henchmen after surviving a shoot-out.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Hamid is now part of an underground network of Syrians trailing fugitive henchmen of the Assad regime around Europe and turning them over to local authorities to be arrested and tried.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
But like henchman Gravano, henchman Cohen knows how his boss broke the law and will testify to it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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“Henchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henchman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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