henchman

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hench·man /ˈhentʃmən/ noun (plural henchmen /-mən/) [countable]  SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANa faithful supporter of a political leader or a criminal, who is willing to do illegal things or use violence 〔政治领导人或罪犯的〕忠实支持者，党羽，喽，狗腿子，心腹

Examples from the Corpus

henchman• The Abrego henchmen hit on a seemingly foolproof idea.• Sinatra arrived and left in a helicopter with all his henchmen.• Franco and his henchmen had undoubtedly allowed the monarchists to stand in the hope that they would be discredited by defeat.• Bradley is shot at by the warden and his guards, as well as by the killer and his henchmen.Origin henchman (1300-1400) hengest “male horse” ((12-14 centuries)) (from Old English) + man

hench·man nounChineseSyllable  

a supporter faithful political a Corpus of leader

henchman
hench‧man /ˈhentʃmən/ noun (plural henchmen /-mən/) [countable]a faithful supporter of a political leader or a criminal, who is willing to do illegal things or use violence

hench·manBrE /ˈhentʃmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhentʃmən/ 🔊 noun (

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hench·men BrE /ˈhentʃmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhentʃmən/ 🔊 ) a faithful supporter of a powerful person, for example a political leader or criminal, who is prepared to use violence or become involved in illegal activities to help that person （政治领袖人物或罪犯等的）忠实支持者，亲信，心腹，追随者