MYRMIDON

myrmidon. Myrmidon, n. a rude ruffian, constable, helper

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Myr″mi‐don (?), n. [[L. Myrmidones, Gr. �, pl.]] 1. 1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
2. 2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; — sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. Thackeray.
With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. W. H. Ainsworth.