Definitions for: Myrmidon


[n] (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
[n] a follower who carries out orders without question



Webster (1913) Definition: Myr"mi*don, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. ?, pl.]
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles,
their king, to the Trojan war.

2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes
cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; --
sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
--Thackeray.

With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and
his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H.
Ainsworth.

See Also: follower, mythical being

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