Every underling feared him.
...underlings who do the dirty work.
English dictionary. 2008.
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underling — index assistant, coadjutant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
underling — [un′dər liŋ] n. [ME < OE: see UNDER & LING1] a person in a subordinate position; inferior: usually contemptuous or disparaging … English World dictionary
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
