Meaning & use
Minnow
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A small freshwater fish, or figuratively, a small or unimportant person, company, or country compared to larger rivals.
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The children caught minnows in the shallow creek with a net.
The small startup was a minnow competing against tech giants.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of minnow, a minor player among much bigger competitors, is especially common in sports and business writing.
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small fry
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