English-Thai Dictionary

minion

N ข้าราชการ ผู้น้อย  เจ้าหน้าที่ ชั้นผู้น้อย  ลูกน้อง  ka-rad-cha-kan-phu-noi

 

minion

N คนรับใช้  สมุน รับใช้  บริวาร  slave kon-rab-chai

 

minion

N คนโปรด  สุดที่รัก  kon-prod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MINION

a.[infra. ] Fine; trim; dainty. [Not used. ]

 

MINION

n.min'yon. A favorite; a darling; particularly, the favorite of a prince, on whom he lavishes his favors; one who gains favors by flattery or mean adulation. Edward sent an army into Ireland, not for conquest, but to guard the person of his minion, Piers Gaviston.
The drowsy tyrant by his minions led.

 

MINION

n.[L. minor. See Mince. ] A small kind of printing types.

 

MINIONING

n.Kind treatment.

 

MINIONLIKE, MINIONLY

adv. Finely; daintily.

 

MINIONSHIP

n.State of being a minion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MINION

MINION Min "ion, n.

 

Defn: Minimum. [Obs. ] Burton.

 

MINION

Min "ion, n. Etym: [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Mignonette. ]

 

1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense. [Obs. ] God's disciple and his dearest minion. Sylvester. Is this the Athenian minion whom the world Voiced so regardfully Shak.

 

2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. Sir J. Davies. Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! Shak.

 

3. (Print. )

 

Defn: A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil. This line is printed in minion type.

 

4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

MINION

Min "ion, a. Etym: [See 2d Minion. ]

 

Defn: Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs. ] "Their. .. minion dancing. " Fryth.

 

MINIONETTE

MINIONETTE Min `ion *ette ", a.

 

Defn: Small; delicate. [Obs. ] "His minionette face. " Walpole.

 

MINIONETTE

MINIONETTE Min "ion *ette, n. (Print. )

 

Defn: A size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental borders, etc.

 

MINIONING

MINIONING Min "ion *ing, n.

 

Defn: Kind treatment. [Obs. ]

 

MINIONIZE

MINIONIZE Min "ion *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To flavor. [Obs. ]

 

MINIONLIKE; MINIONLY

MINIONLIKE; MINIONLY Min "ion *like `, Min "ion *ly, a. & adv.

 

Defn: Like a minion; daintily. Camden.

 

MINIONSHIP

MINIONSHIP Min "ion *ship, n.

 

Defn: State of being a minion. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

minion

min ion |ˈminyən ˈmɪnjən | ▶noun a follower or underling of a powerful person, esp. a servile or unimportant one. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French mignon, mignonne.

 

Oxford Dictionary

minion

minion |ˈmɪnjən | ▶noun a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French mignon, mignonne.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

minion

minion noun if working for you means being your minion, I'm not the person you're looking for: underling, henchman, flunky, lackey, hanger-on, follower, servant, hireling, vassal, stooge, toady, sycophant; informal yes-man, trained seal, bootlicker, brown-noser, suck-up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

minion

minion noun Inspector Cotton and his minion Sergeant Mack: underling, henchman, flunkey, lackey, hanger-on, follower, camp follower, servant, hireling, vassal, stooge, creature, toady, sycophant, flatterer, fawner, lickspittle, myrmidon; informal yes-man, bootlicker; Brit. informal poodle, dogsbody; N. Amer. informal gofer, suck-up, brown-nose; Indian informal chamcha; Brit. vulgar slang arse-licker, bum-sucker; N. Amer. vulgar slang ass-kisser. ANTONYMS peer.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

minion

min ion /mɪ́njən /名詞 C 1 ｟けなして ｠(権力者の )お気に入り ; 寵児 （ちようじ ）; (奴隷的な )手先, 子分 .2 〘印 〙ミニオン 〘約7ポイントの活字 〙.the m ì nions of the l á w 法律の手先 〘警察官など 〙.