jackal

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
2. noun A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
3. noun A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.
4. noun A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
5. noun A jack (the playing card).
6. noun ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “jackal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
7. verb To perform menial or routine tasks

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

jackals