Minion
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. countable, uncountable
"The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city."
- 2 a servile or fawning dependant wordnet
- 3 A sycophantic follower. countable, uncountable
- 4 The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point. uncountable
- 5 A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"God's disciple and his dearest minion"
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- 6 An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Gun. My Cannons rung like Bells. Here's to my Mistress, The dainty sweet brass Minion: split their Fore-mast, She never fail'd."
- 7 Obsolete form of minium. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Of philosophers and scholars priscae sapientiae dictatores, I have already spoken in general terms, those superintendents of wit and learning, men above men, those refined men, minions of the muses."
- 1 Favoured, beloved; "pet". obsolete
"These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt[…]his libertie, and dazle his judgement."
Antonyms
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More examples"He is just a minion of the minister."
Etymology
1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.
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