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der Lakai (-en)
   flunky, lackey, minion; (obs.) liveried footman

Sie schuften in ihrem Fachbereich, als Leichtlohngruppe. Manche sind nur Kopierknechte und billige Lakaien des Professors, andere profitieren stark vom Blick hinter die Uni-Kulissen.
They toil in their area of expertise, as a low-wage group. Some are mere copy slaves and cheap lackies for a professor; others profit greatly from their glance behind the scenes at the university.
Fleißige Lakaien der Stasi: Mehr als 1550 Westdeutsche spionierten für die DDR.
Diligent Stasi lackies: More than 1,500 West Germans spied for the GDR.

Related:
lakaienhaft (adj/adv) servile(ly)
Deine Laikaien name of a German electronic, alternative music group (Alexander Veljanov and Ernst Horn) WEB: www.deine-lakaien.com
der Knecht servant, slave, vassal; farm laborer, farm hand
"Lakeitel" disparaging German nickname for the Nazi Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel because of his servility to Hitler

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