minion

[ min-yuhn ]

/ ˈmɪn yən /

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noun

a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.

a favored or highly regarded person.

a minor official.

Printing. a 7-point type.

adjective

dainty; elegant; trim; pretty.

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Origin of minion

1490–1500; <Middle French mignon, for Old French mignot dainty < ?

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH minion

minion , minyan

Words nearby minion

mining bee, Mining Eng., mining engineering, mining geology, mininuke, minion, minion of the law, minipark, minipig, minipill, minirecorder

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How to use minion in a sentence

His media minions have amplified the patronizing attitude in line with state-sponsored misogyny that is already common in Russia.
CNBC Reporter Smeared as Anti-Putin ‘Special Ops’ Temptress|Julia Davis|October 18, 2021|The Daily Beast
A hearing is done, a law is passed, and it’s part of the game that politicians and their minions interpret the event with their own take.
‘Telling the truth shouldn’t be hard.’ So let’s tell the truth.|Petula Dvorak|July 29, 2021|Washington Post
I wonder if there is a polite way to ask her to say "please" or some equivalent, so I don't feel like her minion or unappreciated secretary.
Miss Manners: Bumping up wedding doesn’t require friend’s permission|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
The president and his minions were focused on other threats.
Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.|by Sebastian Rotella|January 22, 2021|ProPublica

Instruct your minions to remove any extraneous branches, and sharpen one end of each stick with a pocketknife.
A Family-Friendly Camp Meal That Everyone Can Help With|Wes Siler|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
Pranab Mukherjee, a minion brought in primarily to help speed up bank loans to Sanjay, is currently the president of India.
Hold Onto Your Penis|David Frum, Justin Green|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even worse, Rajiv Shah, the new head of USAID, is a Hillary “minion,” as one insider puts it, who has hardly put up a fight.
Hillary's Power Grab|Tara McKelvey|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Falser than the Bank of Fancy, frailer than a shilling glove, Puppet to a father's anger, minion to a nabob's love!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
The minion of a Czar and the representative of a nation cannot be united in one and the same person.
The Arena|Various
I was but planning with this minion here some way to freshen your spirits.
The Proud Prince|Justin Huntly McCarthy
I will have a garment reach to my taille; Then am I a minion, for I wear the new guise.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
It seemed as if he would scarce ever again discover the carnate dwelling-place of the haunting minion of his imagination.
The Well-Beloved|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for minion

minion

/ (ˈmɪnjən) /

noun

a favourite or dependant, esp a servile or fawning one

a servile agentthe minister's minions

a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 7 point

adjective

dainty, pretty, or elegant

Word Origin for minion

C16: from French mignon, from Old French mignot, of Gaulish origin

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