Main Entry: sat·el·lite

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit-, satelles attendant

Date: circa 1548

1 : a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion, sycophant
2 a : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size b : a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body
3 : someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent; especially : a country politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country
4 : a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city

— satellite adjective