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Word: myrmidon (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

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

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Proper noun:

  • One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.

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