Underling

Underling
Underling 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, that we are underlings. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • underling — (n.) late 12c., from UNDER (Cf. under) + dim. suffix LING (Cf. ling) …   Etymology dictionary

  • underling — n *inferior, subordinate Antonyms: leader, master …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • underling — [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 …   New thesaurus

  • underling — ► NOUN chiefly derogatory ▪ a subordinate …   English terms dictionary

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  • underling — 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 …   English dictionary

  • underling — m ( es/ as) underling, inferior …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • underling — un·der·ling (ŭn’dər lĭng) n. ▸ One of lesser rank or authority than another; a subordinate. Word History: The suffix ling, inherited from Common Germanic, already had several uses in Old English, all of which produced new nouns. It could, for… …   Word Histories

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