Underlings

Synonyms for "underlings" (58 found)

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subordinate assistant attendant cog commonality commonalty creature dependent employee feudatory flunkey flunky

Strong matches (17)

follower hanger on hanger-on helper hoi polloi homager inferior junior lackey liege liege man lightweight lower class lower orders

Noun(3 words)

foot soldier henchman loyal follower

Related words (29)

masses menial minion myrmidon pawn peon poor relation retainer right hand man right-hand man scrub second fiddle secondary serf servant slave stooge subaltern third stringer understrapper

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vassal yeoman yes man yes-man

Noun(5 words)

poodle puny spear carrier subordinate subsidiary

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Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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I guess I've reached the age where I have to dispense advice to my underlings.

Source: tatoeba (25492)

He is obsequious to the higher-ups and arrogant towards his underlings.

Source: tatoeba (4901160)

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