minion
noun
[ ˈmɪnjən ]
• a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
• "he gets oppressed minions like me to fob them off"
Similar:
underling,
henchman,
flunkey,
lackey,
hanger-on,
follower,
camp follower,
servant,
hireling,
vassal,
stooge,
creature,
toady,
sycophant,
flatterer,
fawner,
lickspittle,
myrmidon,
yes-man,
bootlicker,
brown-nose,
poodle,
dogsbody,
gofer,
suck-up,
chamcha,
arse-licker,
bum-sucker,
ass-kisser,
Origin:
late 15th century: from French mignon, mignonne .
