underling
1Underling — Un der*ling, n. [Under + ling.] 1. An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low ranking employee. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, A mean, sorry fellow. Milton. [1913 Webster] The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves,… …
2underling — index assistant, coadjutant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3underling — (n.) late 12c., from UNDER (Cf. under) + dim. suffix LING (Cf. ling) …
4underling — n *inferior, subordinate Antonyms: leader, master …
5underling — [n] subordinate aide, assistant, attendant, deputy, flunky*, gofer*, helper, inferior, lackey*, minion, peon, scrub*, second, second fiddle*, second stringer*, serf, servant, slave; concepts 348,423 …
6underling — ► NOUN chiefly derogatory ▪ a subordinate …
7underling — [un′dər liŋ] n. [ME < OE: see UNDER & LING1] a person in a subordinate position; inferior: usually contemptuous or disparaging …
8underling — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)lɪŋ[/t]] underlings N COUNT (disapproval) You refer to someone as an underling when they are inferior in rank or status to someone else and take orders from them. You use this word to show that you do not respect someone. Every… …
9underling — UK [ˈʌndə(r)lɪŋ] / US [ˈʌndərlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms underling : singular underling plural underlings an insulting word for someone who is less important or has lower status in an organization than someone else …
10underling — m ( es/ as) underling, inferior …
