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henchmen

NOUN

follower

Synonyms

STRONG

abettor accessory accomplice adherent adjunct aide ally appointee apprentice assistant attendant backer backup bodyguard coadjutor cohort collaborator colleague companion deputy flunky friend gofer hanger-on help helper helpmate lackey partner secretary servant sidekick stooge subordinate supporter

WEAK

coadjutant fellow worker gal Friday girl Friday hatchet man/woman man Friday right-hand man/woman right-hand person yes-person

Antonyms

STRONG

adversary antagonist boss chief detractor enemy foe leader manager master opponent opposer superior

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

To keep up the “Hamlet” ties, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern show up, as a pair of henchmen trying to stop Scarlet, and there are cameos by Laertes and his father, Polonius.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

And it is all being fed by sycophants and henchmen who have created a self-reinforcing feedback loop.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

“What more can attorneys and henchmen and a corporation’s continued denial do to me that they haven’t already done?”

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2024

Mo put the book under the jacket, which had almost made him look like one of Capricorn’s henchmen.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke