henchman

Questions about henchman

What does henchman mean?

henchman means "someone who assists in a plot".

How many syllables are in henchman?

henchman has 2 syllables: hench-man. The stress falls on "hench". In IPA it is /ˈhɛntʃmən/.

What is another word for henchman?

Close synonyms include confederate, collaborator, partner in crime. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is henchman a common word?

henchman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.