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underling noun [ ˈʌndəlɪŋ ]

• a person lower in status or rank.
• "she was shouting orders at underlings between gulps of coffee"
Similar: subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, vassal, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man/woman, girl/man Friday, factotum, stooge, follower, camp follower, hanger-on, disciple, sidekick, bitch, dogsbody, skivvy, gofer, peon, scullion, servitor,
Opposite: boss, leader,


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