minion n : a servile or fawning dependant

English

Etymology

From etyl frm mignon.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪnjən/

Noun

1. A loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being.

   The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.

2. A sycophantic follower

Synonyms

• (loyal servant): disciple, follower, henchman, stooge, toady

Translations

Adjective

1. Favoured, beloved; "pet".
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, vol. 1 p. 148:

     These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt [...] his libertie, and dazle his judgement.

Minion may refer to:

• Minion is a term for favourites or protégés, especially those of a monarch or prince at a royal court. Unlike a henchman or lackey, although of subordinate rank to his patron a minion is likely to be of noble birth or to be raised to the nobility, and is more of a companion and confidant to him than a servant or bodyguard.
• A fictional rôle; see henchman.
• A constraint solver: see Minion (solver).
• A typeface: see Minion (typeface).
• During the 17th century minion was the name of a type of cannon with a small bore.
  • Minion is a type of shipborne artillery in the days of sail navies, typically 5pdr (3",76mm) bore
• Minion (movie), a film by WWE films Starring Minion.
• Minion (comics), a DC Comics superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans.

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