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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

/ ˈɪə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. dainty, pretty, or elegant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minion1

1490–1500; < Middle French mignon, for Old French mignot dainty < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minion1

C16: from French mignon, from Old French mignot, of Gaulish origin
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But what Trump and his minions cannot do, as they blunder around breaking things and congratulating each other by emoji, is to force Europe backward into picture-postcard fantasyland, or build a new American empire.

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Trump escapes any legal responsibility for his criminal acts and his minions and the world at large are left holding the bag.

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I hope we don’t let an unelected billionaire and his minions jeopardize them without a fight.

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Nonetheless, "minion" was attached to the decorator's number in Dzhambazov's phone.

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A previously talkative child, the boy has started sometimes speaking in a “minion language.”

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