Myrmidon
Americannoun
plural
Myrmidons, Myrmidones-
Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
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(lowercase) a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands.
noun
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Greek myth one of a race of people whom Zeus made from a nest of ants. They settled in Thessaly and were led against Troy by Achilles
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(often not capital) a follower or henchman
Etymology
Origin of Myrmidon
Middle English, from Latin Myrmidones (plural), from Greek Myrmidónes; Myrmidon def. 1 first recorded in 1425-75, and Myrmidon def. 2 first recorded in 1625-50
Example Sentences
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Yet, the longlisting of Eng's previous book five years ago led to Myrmidon starting to be taken seriously as a force to be reckoned with.
From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2012
He would surely agree, as his panel has this year chosen a Booker shortlist on which half the titles come from tiny independents: Salt, And Other Stories and Myrmidon.
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2012
Three of the longlisted titles are published by tiny independent presses: Salt, which publishes Moore, And Other Stories, which publishes Levy, and Myrmidon Books, which publishes Eng.
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2012
The Myrmidon spearfighters returned, they say, under the son of lionhearted Akhilleus; and so did Poias’ great son, Philoktetes.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
We immediately got under weigh, accompanied by the Myrmidon and Slaney.
From The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 by Dickson, William Kirk
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