In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Myr·mi·don ˈmərməˌdän,-mədən/ noun noun: Myrmidon; plural noun: Myrmidons 1. a member of a warlike Thessalian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy. 2. a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate. noun: myrmidon; plural noun: myrmidons "he and his myrmidons were ensconced in a bunker" Origin late Middle English: from Latin Myrmidones (plural), from Greek Murmidones .