MYRMIDON (myrmidones)

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Irregular inflected form: myrmidones   

• MYRMIDON (noun)
  The noun MYRMIDON has 2 senses:

1. a follower who carries out orders without question

2. (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy

  Familiarity information: MYRMIDON used as a noun is rare.

• MYRMIDON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower who carries out orders without question

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("myrmidon" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)