minion

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
2. (countable, uncountable) A sycophantic follower.
3. (uncountable) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
6. (alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete form of minium.

Adj

Favoured, beloved; "pet".

Konzepte

Günstling

Favorit

geliebt

Mignon

geliebter

Kolonel

Diener

Colonel

Synonyme

underling

subordinate

favorite

henchman

favourite

lackey

creature

flunky

stooge

pet

yes man

darling

myrmidon

idol

jackal

protege

second fiddle

servant

servile

sidekick

slave

sultana

follower

apprentice

blandisher

bootlicker

cajoler

cherished

dear

dependant

dogsbody

fawner

flatterer

flunkey

adulator

Übersetzungen

sous-fifre

subalterne

servo

tirapiedi

dalkavuk

acólito

ευνοούμενος

adlátere

schiavo

التابع

ondergeschikte

favorito

apaniguado

lieveling

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjən/

Etymologie (Englisch)

1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.