Myrmidon

Definition:

  • (n.) One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
  • (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.

Compare myrmidon with other words:

catchpoll vs. myrmidon

constable vs. myrmidon

bailiff vs. myrmidon