Minion is a type of shipborne artillery in the days of sail navies, typically 5pdr (3", 76mm) bore

During the 17th century minion was the name of a type of cannon with a small bore.

Minion is a term for favourites or protégés, especially those of a monarch or prince at a royal court. Unlike a henchman or lackey, although of subordinate rank to his patron a minion is likely to be of noble birth or to be raised to the nobility, and is more of a companion and confidant to him than a servant or bodyguard.

A fictional rôle; see henchman.

A constraint solver: see Minion (solver).

A typeface: see Minion (typeface).

Minion is a DC Comics superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans.