minion¹ Definition
min·ion (min′yən)
noun
- a favorite, esp. one who is a fawning, servile follower: term of contempt
- a subordinate official, deputy, or the like
- Obsolete a mistress or paramour
Etymology: Fr mignon, favorite, darling: see mignon
adjective
Rare delicate, dainty, etc.
minion² Definition
min·ion (min′yən)
noun
minion Synonyms
minion Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- hell: But would the minions of Hell dare harm the people they were ordered to never touch to get back at one of their own?
- devil: The Viking invaders are minions of the devil, sent to tempt Edward into despair.
- state: To comply with them would simply be to reinforce their role as the dehumanized minions of an inhumane state.
- necromancer: If you are playing an undead then you must be the undead minion of a necromancer in your group.
- law: Obviously, the constituted minions of the law are doing little about people who steal stuff.
Possessives
Satan: Encounter Satan's minions and banish them back to their evil realm.
Converse of object
- have: They are not the sort of people to carry large amounts of cash with them - they have minions for that sort of thing.
- summon: Do you summon several weaker minions or just a few powerful ones?
- include: A cabal formed from whispers in the darkness and grew to include the minions and disciples of the Triad themselves.
- do: Accuracy it doesn't some faceless minion preventing any The Howes Insurance Agency unexpected.
Adjective modifier
- undead: Another player may choose to create a character who has already agreed to be one of your undead minions.
- evil: The mysterious goddess, Isis, has enlisted you to battle Set and his evil minions.
- own: And there was no sign of that Spike, or the other Watcher, or even his own minions.
- inhuman: On the rooftop stood his brother along with his inhuman minions goading Dante into a confrontation.
- remaining: But before she gets to Bill, she must first take out the remaining minions who helped to slaughter her best friends and fiance.
- other: The gap between Intel and the other processor minions is growing.
Noun used with modifier
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