'Myrmidon' definitions:
Definition of 'myrmidon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A follower who carries out orders without question
noun
(Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
Definition of 'Myrmidon'
From: GCIDE
- Myrmidon \Myr"mi*don\, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. Myrmido`nes, 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]
Synonyms of 'myrmidon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adherent,
- assistant,
- creature,
- dependent,
- disciple,
- dummy,
- employee,
- feudatory,
- figurehead,
- flunky,
- follower,
- gillie,
- girl Friday,
- goon,
- hanger-on,
- henchman,
- hired hand,
- hired man,
- hireling,
- homager,
- inferior,
- jackal,
- lackey,
- liege,
- liege man,
- man,
- man Friday,
- mercenary,
- minion,
- pensioner,
- peon,
- puppet,
- retainer,
- right-hand man,
- satellite,
- serf,
- slave,
- stooge,
- subordinate,
- sycophant,
- thug,
- underling,
- understrapper,
- vassal,
- votary,
- worker,
- yeoman