minnow

A very small freshwater fish, commonly found in gravelly streams in Europe.

• 🇩🇪Sehr kleiner Süßwasserfisch, meist in klaren, kiesigen Bächen und Flüssen Europas und Nordamerikas lebend.

1. Small freshwater fish B1 formal

   A very small European freshwater fish that is commonly found in gravelly streams.

   • The children caught a minnow in the stream with their net.
   • Minnows are often used as bait for larger fish.
   • The clear water of the gravelly stream was full of tiny minnows.

   🇩🇪Kleiner Süßwasserfisch

2. Unimportant person or thing B2 informal

   A person or organization that is small, weak, or insignificant compared to others.

   • In the world of big tech, our startup is just a minnow.
   • He felt like a minnow among sharks at the corporate meeting.
   • The small local shop was a minnow compared to the new supermarket.

   🇩🇪Unbedeutende Person oder Sache

   Synonyme: lightweightnobodynonentitysmall fry

   Antonyme: bigwiggiantmagnatemogulpowerhousetitanwhale

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• minnow's possessive singular form