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underling Definition

under·ling (un′dər liŋ)

noun

a person in a subordinate position; inferior: usually contemptuous or disparaging

Etymology: ME < OE: see under- & -ling

underling Synonyms

underling

n.

subordinate, hireling, servant, menial, minion, flunky*; see also assistant.

underling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tell: At lunch but room on may tell himthe underling world-class venues coupled.
  • send: He sent an underling to brave the bow-tied throngs.

Adjective modifier

  • former: Not good in any business to sack the CEO but keep him on the board with one of his former underlings as boss.
  • himthe: At lunch but room on may tell himthe underling world-class venues coupled.
  • random: And how come the Emperor can magically turn any random underling into a powerfull Dark Jedi all of a sudden?
  • old: The backdrop to the hole with an old stone wall underling the Huddersfield Town center landscape makes you feel on top of the world.

Modifies a noun

  • cannot: The underling cannot be said to know the meaning of that which they hear, merely the action it is used to command.

Noun used with modifier

  • himthe: Computer and insurance industries playing skill by tell himthe underling kind payoffs to.