Found 2 items, similar to myrmidon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: myrmidon 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 [also: myrmidones (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Myrmidon Myrmidon \Myr"mi*don\, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. ?, pl.] 1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]