as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
the real estate tycoon has a whole army of underlings to attend to the details
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Recent Examples of underling
Davis saw Poor Devil, as the project was renamed, as an inversion of It’s a Wonderful Life: A bumbling but lovable underling in the afterlife attempts to earn a promotion — only not by saving a good man but by convincing one to sell his soul.
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Netanyahu dismissed the reports by his underlings and a warning from the Egyptian government.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
High-level politicians and officials can quickly put a halt to any investigation into wrongdoing among their associates or underlings.
—Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
White House senior staff let it be known that their doors were open to underlings if anyone needed to talk through the difficulties.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Netanyahu dismissed the reports by his underlings and a warning from the Egyptian government.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
High-level politicians and officials can quickly put a halt to any investigation into wrongdoing among their associates or underlings.
—Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
White House senior staff let it be known that their doors were open to underlings if anyone needed to talk through the difficulties.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underling
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Consider implementing 360-degree assessments to gather insights from peers, subordinates and supervisors.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Not wanting to be the bad guy, Paul took all of on his subordinates’ undesirable chores, ultimately injuring himself in the process.Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Around 90 percent of Thessaloniki’s Jewish population was killed by the Third Reich’s henchmen, which accounted for roughly a third of the city’s total population.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the passenger cab, the front fascia is made up of a steel and gold topographic map of the Furka Pass, where Bond played cat and mouse with Goldfinger and his henchman Oddjob.David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Step aside Disney princesses, vampires and minions – another Halloween costume may have joined the list of most popular getups for 2024: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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The MacGuffin that causes Knull’s generic, interstellar cockroach minions to hunt down Venom/Brock on Earth is a lifeforce-slash-tracking-device known as the Codex.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Underling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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