Definition
minor: small, not important, not serious
a minor: a child, a person below the age of 18
Note: don't confuse minor with miner (someone who works in a mine).
- "Simon Pinklespit, a minor investor, got the others very excited - he spoke for nearly an hour about on-site efficiency reviews."
- "With just a few minor tweaks and several hundred billable hours, we are fairly certain that the Delavigne Corporation can restore its reputation at least for a few months - that's the Slick Brand Solutions guarantee*."
- "Edward : I'm not a minor, I'm 18 years old!"
- "Icarus also got very sunburnt and spent the evening in the hospital with minor facial burns."
- "Icarus got very sunburnt and spent the evening in the hospital with minor facial burns, but overall, the picnic was a success, no thanks to the rest of you!"
- "Minor victory: I've persuaded Horatio to wear rubber gloves after using the toilet."
- "Stores will stop selling assault rifles and handguns to minors."
- "Serving alcohol to minors is illegal."
- "You dealt with minor setbacks like Luna DeLune's absurd claim that her LunaBot "had bad energy" (we checked the voltage, she was fine)."
- "From giant purple egg was born mother country of Kalackistan, then other minor countries like USA, and Belarus and Zimbabwe."
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