/merr"mi don', -dn/ , n. , pl. Myrmidons, Myrmidones /merr mid"n eez'/ .
1. Class. Myth. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
2. ( l.c. ) a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands.
[ ME Myrmidones (pl.) Myrmidónes ]