Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Webster's Dictionary:
myrmidon
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. --Thackeray.
With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H. Ainsworth.
I'd never seen this word until today when I looked at that silly photo. To answer your question, Nick, they're all over the place.
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