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