Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of lesser rank or authority than another; a subordinate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is subordinate to another, especially in some mean or servile capacity; hence, a mean, sorry fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low-ranking employee.
- noun A mean, sorry fellow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
subordinate , orperson oflesser rank orauthority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Etymologies
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Examples
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In one scene, her new underling is caught snickering at the process of choosing a belt for a dress.
Fashion and Quilting: Two Roads Linda 2008
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In one scene, her new underling is caught snickering at the process of choosing a belt for a dress.
Archive 2008-02-01 Linda 2008
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A record-label underling is charged with making sure a down-and-out rock star makes it to his comeback anniversary concert in L.A. Backstory: Russell Brand reprises the loutish rocker character he played in the 2008 comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."
JSOnline.com 2010
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Alfred Hyslop, as Mellinger, eye-pops and mugs for the camera, veering dangerously close to Carry On territory, while Paul Ravich, the actor playing Booth, Mellinger’s main underling, comes to resemble the spaced-out astro-hippies in John Carpenter’s Dark Star.
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The establishment of a social system in which a section of the population is defined as the underling and another as the master is itself an act of violence - an act of violence which can only acquire permanence by the continuing use of violence.
STATEMENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE, GENEVA, JUNE 19, 1986(1) 1986
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The establishment of a social system in which a section of the population is defined as the underling and another as the master is itself an act of violence - an act of violence which can only acquire permanence by the continuing use of violence.
OLIVER TAMBO 1980
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The establishment of a social system in which a section of the population is defined as the underling and another as the master is itself an act of violence - an act of violence which can only acquire permanence by the continuing use of violence.
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The establishment of a social system in which a section of the population is defined as the underling and another as the master is itself an act of violence - an act of violence which can only acquire permanence by the continuing use of violence.
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The Andy Gray video that came out yesterday is clearcut bullying and harassment of an underling, which is a sackable offence.
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Once Patty realized that Ellen had regrets, Patty knew that her underling was a loose cannon.
unknown title 2009
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