myrmidon
/ˈmɜːmɪdən/noun
1- a member of a warlike Thessalian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy密耳弥多涅人（指跟随阿基里斯参加特洛伊围城的好战的塞萨利人的一员）。
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- a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate雇佣的暴徒, 爪牙; 盲目（或无情地）执行命令的下属：
he wrote to one of Hitler's myrmidons.
他写信给希特勒的一个忠实追随者。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin Myrmidones (plural), from Greek Murmidones.