henchmannounmasculine/kɐˈpɐ̃ɡɐ/mediumca·pan·gaPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA person hired to protect someone, often using violence; bodyguard, thug.The politician was always surrounded by henchmen.The businessman's henchmen pushed the protesters away.synbodyguardthugenforcerCommon collocationshired henchmengang of henchmenloyal henchmanEtymologyDo quimbundo 'kapanga'.