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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Myrmidon  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  myrmidon 
  n  1:  a  follower  who  carries  out  orders  without  question 
  2:  (Greek  mythology)  a  member  of  the  warriors  who  followed 
  Achilles  on  the  expedition  against  Troy  [syn:  {Myrmidon}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  MYRMIDON,  n.  A  follower  of  Achilles  --  particularly  when  he  didn't 
  lead. 
 
 




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