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Definition of Myrmidon
1. Noun. A follower who carries out orders without question.
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy.
Definition of Myrmidon
1. n. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
Definition of Myrmidon
1. Proper noun. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war. ¹
2. Noun. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Myrmidon
1. a loyal follower [n -S or -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmidon
Literary usage of Myrmidon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"bribe, freight. "Hire" as a noun is now chiefly archaic. hireling, n. mercenary (now
spec.); spec. myrmidon. hiss, n. Spec, fizz, fizzle, siss (dial. ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"ml beadle, myrmidon, sergeant, catch-pole ; 2. hangman ; сотр. ® ф-п= ont, n.
office of a beadle; ..."
3. The Etymological Compendium, Or, Portfolio of Origins and Inventions by William Pulleyn (1830)
"myrmidon. myrmidon is derived from myrmidons, a people of Thessaly, ... Hence the
term myrmidon has been applied to followers, or hangers on. ASS! ..."
4. The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment, (the 52nd Light Infantry) at the by William Leeke (1866)
"Ball at General Brown's—Sail in myrmidon to Spithead—Bishop Crowther rescued from
slavery by myrmidon—Incidents connected with his deliverance. ..."
5. Randolph Spencer-Churchill, as a Product of His Age: Being a Personal and by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1895)
"The myrmidon and other Oxford Clubs. — Merton contemporaries; Merton sports;
Merton and Balliol compared.— What Randolph Churchill lost or gained in not ..."
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