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3 letters

TOY
An artifact designed to be played with

PET
A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

MAN
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

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TOOL
The means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"

TOAD
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

THUG
An aggressive and violent young criminal

PEON
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work

SURF
Ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf"

SUCK
Draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"

PAWN
Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

IDOL
An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

GOON
An awkward stupid person

DUPE
A person who is tricked or swindled

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LACKY

TODAY
The present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"

SLAVE
A person who is owned by someone

ORGAN
A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

LIEGE
City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

HELOT
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

LEVER
A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

JEWEL
A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

DUMMY
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

AGENT
The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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YESMAN

YEOMAN
Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

VOTARY
A devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"

PUPPET
A doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

STOOGE
A victim of ridicule or pranks

MINION
A servile or fawning dependant

VASSAL
A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

MEDIUM
An occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

LACKEY
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

JACKEL

JACKAL
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

DEVICE
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

COSSET
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

GILLIE
A young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief

FLUNKY
A person of unquestioning obedience

FAWNER
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

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SERVANT
In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

VEHICLE
A medium for the expression or achievement of something; "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"

TRUCKER
Someone who drives a truck as an occupation

SPANIEL
Any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

REPTILE
Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

MIDWIFE
A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

HOMAGER

DARLING
An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River

GHILLIE
A shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep

FLUNKEY
A person of unquestioning obedience

CRINGER

ANCILLA

BROWNIE
Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts

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TRUCKLER
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

SIDEKICK
A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

RETAINER
A dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

MYRMIDON
(Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy

MEDIATOR
A negotiator who acts as a link between parties

LIEGEMAN
A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

LICKSPIT

KOWTOWER

INFERIOR
One of lesser rank or station or quality

HANGERON

HANDMAID
A personal maid or female attendant

FONDLING
Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

GROVELER
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

EMPLOYEE
A worker who is hired to perform a job

DISCIPLE
Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

CREATURE
A living organism characterized by voluntary movement

BOOTLICK
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

CLAWBACK
Finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"

COURTIER
An attendant at the court of a sovereign

ADHERENT
Sticking fast

HENCHMAN
Someone who assists in a plot

FOLLOWER
A person who accepts the leadership of another

HIRELING
A person who works only for money

FAVORITE
A special loved one

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FEUDATORY
A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

DEPENDENT
Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

BROWNNOSE

ASSISTANT
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

ASSLICKER

APPLIANCE
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job

TOADEATER

SYCOPHANT
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

SATELLITE
Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

PLAYTHING
An artifact designed to be played with

MECHANISM
The technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"

IMPLEMENT
Instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

GOBETWEEN

FLATTERER
A person who uses flattery

UNDERLING
An assistant subject to the authority or control of another

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TUFTHUNTER

TIMESERVER
One who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage

MEALYMOUTH

PREFERENCE
Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

LEDCAPTAIN

INTERAGENT

INSTRUMENT
Equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

HANDSHAKER

HANDMAIDEN
A personal maid or female attendant