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myrmidon

English

Etymology

From Myrmidon, from Latin Myrmidones, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (Murmidónes).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m??m?d(?)n/

Noun

myrmidon (plural myrmidons)

  1. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity (sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:loyal follower
    • 1842, "Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (a play by George Dibden Pitt based on an existing story) at Act III, Scene II:
      Tobias (to Jonas Fogg, manager of a madhouse): "I will die ere I submit to you or your vile myrmidons."
    • 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, 1992 Bantam edition, ?ISBN, pages 177–178:
      […] headed for a revelation to the District Attorney that would probably result in my having the pleasure of meeting H. R. Corbett or some other flatfooted myrmidon […]

See also

  • catchpole, catchpoll

References

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anthill

English

Etymology

From Middle English ametehul, from Old English ?methyll (“anthill”), equivalent to ant +? hill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ænt.h?l/

Noun

anthill (plural anthills)

  1. A cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone.

Translations

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