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Myrmidon
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
(2):
(n.) A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; - sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Myrmidon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/myrmidon.html. 1828.