Synonyms for henchman
ˈhɛntʃ mənhench·man

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. henchman

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, participator, partner, retainer

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crimenoun

   someone who assists in a plot

   Synonyms:
   pardner, accomplice, collaborationist, partner, quisling, collaborator, partner in crime, cooperator, confederate

Matched Categories

1. • Accessory

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "henchman":

   sidekick, enforcer, goon, henchmen, mercenary

How to pronounce henchman?

How to say henchman in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1645","2"],["1715","1"],["1744","1"],["1782","1"],["1788","2"],["1797","2"],["1800","2"],["1801","2"],["1803","1"],["1807","5"],["1809","1"],["1810","6"],["1811","10"],["1812","15"],["1815","1"],["1817","3"],["1818","3"],["1819","24"],["1820","21"],["1821","14"],["1822","48"],["1823","2"],["1824","16"],["1825","13"],["1826","4"],["1827","8"],["1828","3"],["1829","18"],["1830","5"],["1831","32"],["1832","107"],["1833","39"],["1834","33"],["1835","9"],["1836","18"],["1837","55"],["1838","27"],["1839","37"],["1840","21"],["1841","35"],["1842","21"],["1843","27"],["1844","94"],["1845","13"],["1846","43"],["1847","31"],["1848","18"],["1849","41"],["1850","39"],["1851","67"],["1852","33"],["1853","89"],["1854","24"],["1855","34"],["1856","103"],["1857","63"],["1858","28"],["1859","28"],["1860","45"],["1861","133"],["1862","72"],["1863","28"],["1864","71"],["1865","74"],["1866","79"],["1867","73"],["1868","113"],["1869","71"],["1870","38"],["1871","113"],["1872","47"],["1873","106"],["1874","58"],["1875","87"],["1876","97"],["1877","75"],["1878","89"],["1879","99"],["1880","105"],["1881","108"],["1882","156"],["1883","159"],["1884","139"],["1885","239"],["1886","204"],["1887","169"],["1888","143"],["1889","156"],["1890","168"],["1891","175"],["1892","220"],["1893","235"],["1894","224"],["1895","290"],["1896","291"],["1897","297"],["1898","284"],["1899","366"],["1900","388"],["1901","555"],["1902","494"],["1903","390"],["1904","349"],["1905","435"],["1906","444"],["1907","398"],["1908","406"],["1909","398"],["1910","461"],["1911","407"],["1912","455"],["1913","408"],["1914","398"],["1915","326"],["1916","362"],["1917","340"],["1918","236"],["1919","324"],["1920","347"],["1921","446"],["1922","415"],["1923","424"],["1924","442"],["1925","536"],["1926","452"],["1927","447"],["1928","418"],["1929","442"],["1930","434"],["1931","512"],["1932","434"],["1933","377"],["1934","401"],["1935","430"],["1936","471"],["1937","500"],["1938","511"],["1939","434"],["1940","433"],["1941","270"],["1942","287"],["1943","272"],["1944","249"],["1945","277"],["1946","361"],["1947","442"],["1948","397"],["1949","372"],["1950","486"],["1951","402"],["1952","513"],["1953","413"],["1954","432"],["1955","413"],["1956","420"],["1957","503"],["1958","420"],["1959","487"],["1960","625"],["1961","681"],["1962","702"],["1963","820"],["1964","744"],["1965","779"],["1966","853"],["1967","823"],["1968","941"],["1969","928"],["1970","1056"],["1971","914"],["1972","915"],["1973","920"],["1974","685"],["1975","733"],["1976","827"],["1977","830"],["1978","794"],["1979","725"],["1980","759"],["1981","771"],["1982","840"],["1983","823"],["1984","1006"],["1985","807"],["1986","899"],["1987","1080"],["1988","957"],["1989","1111"],["1990","1159"],["1991","1236"],["1992","1241"],["1993","1275"],["1994","1262"],["1995","1349"],["1996","1301"],["1997","1482"],["1998","1457"],["1999","1563"],["2000","2001"],["2001","1919"],["2002","2352"],["2003","2616"],["2004","3082"],["2005","2991"],["2006","3347"],["2007","3484"],["2008","5514"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency