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

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henchmen

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

Also, we suspect that Adam Gelb has been wearing a bat costume at night to conduct citizen’s arrests of various burglars and henchmen.

From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025

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

What would happen to Kievan Rus’ as a nation if only the tsar and his henchmen could use magic?

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack