1. (n.) One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
2. (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.
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