minion

[min-yuhn]

noun

1. a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.

2. a favored or highly regarded person.

3. a minor official.

4. Printing.,  a 7-point type.

adjective

1. dainty; elegant; trim; pretty.

minion

/ ˈmɪnjən /

noun

1. a favourite or dependant, esp a servile or fawning one

2. a servile agent

   the minister's minions

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

adjective

1. dainty, pretty, or elegant

Word History and Origins

Origin of minion¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of minion¹

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

Example Sentences

If you’re wondering whether and how often your children should be vaccinated, I say you should follow the advice of your doctor rather than the mutterings of Kennedy and his minions.

From Los Angeles Times

One wore the football shirt, which left-wing Brazilians hope to reclaim, saying "I'm not a Bolsonaro minion".

From BBC

She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC

But the minions who hold his leash do.

From Salon

It’s not just that he went on Truth Social on Saturday and ordered his minions to “not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”

From Salon