myrmidon

noun

Definition of myrmidonnext
as in sycophant

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Recent Examples of myrmidon In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 11 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myrmidon
  1. sycophant
  2. lackey
  3. henchman
  4. minion
  5. acolyte
  6. soldier
  7. satellite
  8. lickspittle
Noun
  • Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • For its sycophants, LIV Golf was a new flavor in the vanilla world of professional golf.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sycophant
Noun
  • Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of lackey
Noun
  • Perhaps the point is to intimidate Vela and her henchman, but the move puts our Tulsa truthstorian in new and uncomfortable territory.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of henchman
Noun
  • Dozens and dozens of Trump minions parroted the same line for days — how dare Obama mock such a beloved American eatery?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Gavin Newsom’s legislative minions just got a lesson in constitutional supremacy.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of minion
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  • Halperin became a Parsons acolyte after covering a 2004 tribute concert for Parsons at the Santa Barbara Bowl as a young reporter for Rolling Stone.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But Sondheim is a jealous God, or at least his acolytes are even more easily enraged than acolytes usually are.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of acolyte
Noun
  • This allows soldiers to retain the option of using an unexpended round as conventional mortar ammunition if it is not dropped or mission requirements change.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • MacPherson will play Dugan, a Special Forces soldier toughened by years of combat, joining the film’s two leads.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • Lakes react quickly to changes in the environment, so measuring lake color through satellite monitoring can help quantify those changes.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Advanced Space flew the first CAPSTONE satellite back in 2022.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of satellite
Noun
  • Rarely has a president been surrounded by such an array of toadies and lickspittles, operating beyond their competence in an atmosphere of organizational chaos.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Firmly in control of the nation’s massive federal apparatus, MAGA and its Republican lickspittles in Congress have thrived on chaos.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of lickspittle

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