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Underling

//ˈʌndɚlɪŋ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

    "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

  2. 2
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another wordnet
  3. 3
    A low, wretched person.

Etymology

From Middle English underling, from Old English underling. By surface analysis, under + -ling.

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