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henchman

[hench-muhn] / ˈhɛntʃ mən /


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In 1932 she reported on the libel trial brought against Hitler by a former Nazi henchman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

His henchman Stephen Miller does know how to produce a florid turn of phrase, doesn't he?

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

He landed the part of a henchman working for Robbie Coltrane's Russian gangster character.

From BBC Jan. 1, 2025

Still, at this trial, any prosecutor questioning Cohen will be formal in tone and manner, signaling distance from a man painted in testimony as an aggressive boor and henchman.

From Slate May 8, 2024

“I’m leaving. Your henchman has terrified me completely. I shall never make the mistake of even passing by this vile pigsty.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

After a long, uneasy pause, Orsoni broke the silence with a chuckle and his henchmen followed suit.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his henchmen aren’t about to flee to Moscow or the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

Gunn has sarcastically tried to make the place look cheery — Luthor’s henchmen are dressed in mismatched Hawaiian shirts — but the sequence might give you the shivers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

Musk’s henchmen also raised eyebrows when they inadvertently revealed the names of some CIA hires, including those potentially placed in dangerous regions, through an unclassified email to the Trump administration last month.

From Salon Mar. 20, 2025

She stopped an arm's length away and said, “I never introduced myself. Vasilisa Tsarevna, the heir to the throne of Kiev, no matter what my father’s henchmen think.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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