myrmidon

Definitions


[ˈməːmɪd(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly
(e.g: one of Hitler's myrmidons)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin Myrmidones (plural), from Greek Murmidones, a warlike Thessalian people who accompanied Achilles to Troy




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