All 3 Uses of
minion
in
The Hidden Oracle
- I had no idea who he was, or whether he had other, worse minions to send against me.†
p. 17.2 *minions = someone considered to be an unimportant servant or follower of someone considered important
- With a sigh, I jogged after Meg and her homicidal new minion.†
p. 71.9minion = people considered to be unimportant servants or followers of someone considered important
- Unfortunately, no one at dinner jumped out at me as a likely minion.†
p. 112.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(minion) someone considered to be an unimportant servant or follower of someone considered important
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), minion can reference someone who is highly favored by another who is more powerful; or a mistress; or something small such as a typeface or caliber of munition.