You're just an underling. Know your place!
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Underling
//ˈʌndɚlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "underling" (58 found)
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17 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 下屬 /下属 noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Dutch
1 entries- ondergeschikte noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Finnish
2 entries- alainen noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- käskyläinen noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
French
2 entries- sous-fifre noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- subordonné noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
German
4 entries- Untergebene noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- Untergebener noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- Unterling noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- Untertan noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Hungarian
1 entries- beosztott noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Japanese
1 entries- 下っ端 noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Javanese
1 entries- sosoran noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Latin
1 entries- subiectus noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Russian
2 entries- ме́лкая со́шка noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
- подчинённый noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Thai
1 entries- ลูกน้อง noun (a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
He's my underling.
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A bandit will be the best underling.
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The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
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