minions.. a list:

toady
toadeater
tufthunter (Brit.)
snurge (Brit.)
lickspittle
minion
lackey
limberham (fig.)
backslapper
clawback (obs.)
apple-polisher
yes-man
stooge
myrmidon
follower
pushover
bootlicker
brownnoser
groveler
flatterer
kowtower
fawner
flatterer
flunky
groupie(s)
sycophant
truckler
ass-kisser
arse-licker (Brit.)
suck-up
doormat
doter
henchman
hanger-on
trencherman

(groups)
mob
posse
entourage
retainers
retinue

(adjs)
gnathonic
obsequious (and synonyms)
unctuous
ingratiating

[additions welcome]