janissary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

janissary
    n 1: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of
         janissaries"
    2: a Turkish soldier

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. {Janizaries}. [F. janissaire,
   fr. Turk. ye[~n]i-tsheri new soldiers or troops.]
   A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the
   nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
   [written also {janissary}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Janissary \Jan"is*sa*ry\, n.
   See {Janizary}.
   [1913 Webster]