henchperson
Sign in to saveAlso known as partner in crime, minion, henchman, henchwoman, henchboy, henchgirl, henchpeople, henchpersons
200px|right|thumb|"Robin Hood|Robin Shoots with Sir Guy" by [[Louis Rhead. Illustration to Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood Forest: Guy of Gisborne acts as the Sheriff of Nottingham's henchman]]
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- Category:Fictional henchmen
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- female form of label
- приспешница
- hashtag
- minion
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200px|right|thumb|"Robin Hood|Robin Shoots with Sir Guy" by [[Louis Rhead. Illustration to Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood Forest: Guy of Gisborne acts as the Sheriff of Nottingham's henchman]]
A henchman is a loyal employee, supporter, or aide to some powerful figure engaged in nefarious or criminal enterprises. Henchmen are typically relatively unimportant in the organisation: minions whose value lies primarily in their unquestioning loyalty to their leader. The term henchman is often used derisively, or even comically, to refer to individuals of low status who lack any moral compass of their own.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “henchperson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.