minion

n.

1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.
2. A subordinate official, especially a servile one.
3. One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling.

[French mignon, darling, from Old French mignot, mignon.]

noun

1. One who supports and adheres to another: adherent, cohort, disciple, follower, henchman, partisan, satellite, supporter. See over/under, precede/follow.
2. A person who is much loved: beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, precious, sweet, sweetheart, truelove. Informal sweetie. Idioms: light of one's life. See love/hatred.

IN BRIEF: One who serves a powerful person or organization. Also: A favorite.

That police officer was a noted minion of the law.

Tutor's tip: Note: A "minion" is (a servant or subordinate) and a "minyan" is (a group of ten males, 13 years or older, required for conducting Jewish public worship).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slave, tjenende ånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
gunsteling

Français (French)
n. - sous-fifre (péj ou hum), subalterne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Günstling, Ergebener

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσιράκι

Italiano (Italian)
favorito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - favorito (m), indivíduo servil (m), tipo de corpo para impressão (m)

Русский (Russian)
фаворит, подхалим, любовник, любовница, любимый, изящный

Español (Spanish)
n. - favorito, paniaguado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gunstling, tjänande ande, kolonel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奴才, 宠臣

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 奴才, 寵臣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마음에 들어 하는 부하, 철없는 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - お気に入り, 手先, 子分

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خادم, خدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משרת מתרפס, עבד, חביב האדון, חיה אהובה‬

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