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BNC: 20929 COCA: 19778

henchman

noun
/ˈhentʃmən/
/ˈhentʃmən/
(plural henchmen
/ˈhentʃmən/
/ˈhentʃmən/
)
(usually disapproving)
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  1. a helper or supporter of a powerful person, for example a political leader or criminal, who is prepared to use violence or become involved in illegal activities to help that person(政治领袖人物或罪犯等的)忠实支持者,亲信,心腹,追随者
    • his ruthless henchmen他无情的党羽
    • He sent one of his henchmen with orders to seize the pictures.他派了一个心腹执行命令,去抢照片。
    • Then he became aware of Carter’s two henchmen on either side of him.然后他意识到卡特的两个亲信在他的两边。
    Word OriginMiddle English, from Old English hengest ‘male horse’ + man, the original sense being probably ‘groom’. In the mid 19th cent. the sense ‘principal attendant of a Highland chief’ was popularized by Sir Walter Scott, and from here comes the current (originally US) usage.

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