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myrmidon

[mur-mi-don, -dn] / ˈmɜr mɪˌdɒn, -dn /


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The other myrmidon, however, having dispatched his subordinate to headquarters with particulars of his destination, took up the chase.

From The New Tenant by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

As he recovered, his anxiety to be back among his prisoners increased daily, but neither Susan nor the myrmidon would hear of it.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles

Upon leaving the atrium, Ben-Hur gave a last look at the myrmidon as he lay in the Jewish vestments, and was satisfied.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

There is that beautiful myrmidon of yours, who is so assiduously making love to Mademoiselle Beaumarais's maid.

From My Strangest Case by Boothby, Guy

Now, she has actually put one of Dovey's spies on to that excellent husband of hers; and the myrmidon has been shadowing him about for a fortnight with a pocket camera.

From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Dudeney, Henry Ernest




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