minion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French mignon (“‘lover, royal favourite, darling’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪnjən/

[edit] Noun

minion (plural minions)

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
3. (Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.

[edit] Synonyms

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

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minion (comparative more minion, superlative most minion)

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.