henchman
Example Sentences
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He concluded: “The authoritarian feeds on fear and ignorance and when people who can stand up for their rights articulate it humorously, it helps to bring the henchman down.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Starky, one of the villain's henchmen, he will have to put up with a bit of booing, but "I can handle that", he added.
From BBC
And it is all being fed by sycophants and henchmen who have created a self-reinforcing feedback loop.
From Salon
But some have called for him to go further, saying his continued involvement with El Sistema makes him the president's "puppet and henchman".
From BBC
Multiple sources have described how gang leaders, who keep one step ahead of the authorities by changing mobile phone numbers and the gang's name, subjected their henchmen and migrants to violent beatings.
From BBC
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