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minion
/ˈmɪnjən/
noun 5adj 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
corrupt, dearest, strict
VERB + MINION
follow
MINION + NOUN
courtiers, minister, sandra's
Definitions
noun
1
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.
2
A sycophantic follower.
3
The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
4
A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
God's disciple and his dearest minion
Is this the Athenian minion whom the world / Voiced so regardfully?
5
An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
Gun. My Cannons rung like Bells. Here's to my Mistress, The dainty sweet brass Minion: split their Fore-mast, She never fail'd.
adj
1
Favoured, beloved; "pet".
These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt[…]his libertie, and dazle his judgement.
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The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
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In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.
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God's disciple and his dearest minion
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These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt[…]his libertie, and dazle his judgement.
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He is just a minion of the minister.
Tatoeba · #30129706
Robert was just a minion for Sandra's strict dad.
Tatoeba · #11599224Usage Notes
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