noun / proper noun
myrmidon
MUR-mih-din/mˈɝmɪdɪn/
A follower who carries out orders without question.
The mayor's myrmidon follows every order without asking a question.
Etymology
The Myrmidons were the people who followed Achilles to Troy. Their name became a term for an unquestioning follower, often suggesting someone willing to carry out unscrupulous orders.
More examples
- She refuses to be a myrmidon for an abusive boss.
- The general's myrmidons carry out even his cruelest commands.
- He wants advisers who challenge him, not myrmidons.
Forms
myrmidon · myrmidons