Associations to the word «Myrmidon»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MYRMIDON, noun. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity (sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc).
MYRMIDON, proper noun. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
Dictionary definition
MYRMIDON, noun. A follower who carries out orders without question.
MYRMIDON, noun. (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.