What is a lackey?

[+CacheMule]

Hey guys, what is a lackey?

[+NeverSummer]

Hey guys, what is a lackey?

Someone who works for Groundspeak. Or a hamster...depends on who you ask

[+Markwell]

Actual employee (as opposed to the many volunteers)

[+palmetto]

Here's a relevant Help Center article, Status Types in a Profile Page

[+Sharks-N-Beans]

Hey guys, what is a lackey?

Someone who works for Groundspeak. Or a hamster...depends on who you ask

visual representation

[+palmetto]

Some hamsters are not Lackeys, they're swag.

 

And some are simply rodents.

[+ras_oscar]

Lackeys keep the dogs in order.

[+Colonial Cats]

lackey |ˈlakē|

noun (pl. lackeys)

a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

• derogatory a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people.

verb(also lacquey) (lackeys, lackeying, lackeyed) [ with obj. ] archaic

behave servilely to; wait upon as a lackey.

ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-ḵā'id ‘the chief.’

[Keystone]

Here is my favorite Help Center article on the subject:

 

What's a Lackey?

 

A "Groundspeak Lackey" is a term used to refer to the employees and founders of Groundspeak who do the most basic tasks to support the overall needs of the community. This willingness to serve each other and provide recreation for a worldwide community is a core value of our company.

 

We accept the term Lackey with pride since we are beholden to the community for our success.

[+Walts Hunting]

In the organizational chart they fall between minion and evil leader.