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henchman

[ US /ˈhɛntʃmən/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛnt‍ʃmən/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone who assists in a plot

How To Use henchman In A Sentence

  • People were regularly imprisoned, tortured, or killed for literally any reason: not stopping in front of the Palace for the daily noontime playing of the national anthem; speaking -- if you were a man -- to the girlfriend of a government henchman; protesting that a cow got into your garden, if that cow's owner had a friend in government. Beverly Bell: In Haiti, "We Will Never Fall Asleep Forgetting"
  • “It is illegal to lie to a notary,” the henchman said, as he shifted his hench from one shoulder to the other. Don Miguel Quesadilla, Disgraced Notary Public
  • A hit man who asks no questions and creates no trouble, Michael Sullivan is a loyal henchman to ageing Irish mobster John Rooney.
  • I've always wanted to be a henchman, so signing up to be a goon was an easy decision. UFies.org: April 2002 Archives
  • It was an almost slapstick comedy in which Stalin and his cultural henchman Zhdanov confront Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
  • The only surprising figure is Fallon's spivvy henchman - a hilarious turn from Pip Carter, all unpindownable accent, brown suede shoes and social grievances. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Now the former Downing Street henchman has set out a clear policy on household chores. Times, Sunday Times
  • The gang chief went everywhere accompanied by his henchman.
  • Eisenhower and Patton just wanted the missing items returned to the bunker before RSHA chief Kaltenbrunner or his fellow henchman, Gauleiter Julius Streicher, stood trial in Nürnberg. HITLER’S HOLY RELICS
  • The Thane's chief henchman occupied the post of honour, whilst a little footpage stood by his master's elbow. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
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