noun
- a small freshwater fish, often used as bait
- a person or organization of relatively little importance or influence
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The children caught minnows in the shallow creek.
- We used minnows as bait to catch larger fish.
- Schools of minnows darted through the clear water.
- The small startup was just a minnow compared to the tech giants.
- In the world of international finance, our bank is still a minnow.
- The minnows swam in tight formations near the shore.