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
His Cabinet nominees, Wiles told her underlings, according to two sources familiar with the call, were chosen to deliver on that promise.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
No one’s clamoring to see a movie about a male exec happily bedding his female underling.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Instead, Guillermo’s boss turned out to be something far more common: just a regular old selfish human willing to take advantage of an ambitious but naive underling.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump, never one to be burdened by details, has been more than happy to look at the big-picture goals and leave the annoyances to underlings.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
No one’s clamoring to see a movie about a male exec happily bedding his female underling.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Instead, Guillermo’s boss turned out to be something far more common: just a regular old selfish human willing to take advantage of an ambitious but naive underling.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump, never one to be burdened by details, has been more than happy to look at the big-picture goals and leave the annoyances to underlings.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underling
Noun
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Meanwhile, our lobby hero has other problems, not the least of which is his boss, who not only dislikes his subordinates sleeping on the job but is caught up with law-enforcement problems of his own.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Adrienne Gang Photo: Bravo/Justin Stephens/Bravo Chief Stew Below Deck Season 1 — The franchise’s initial chief stew had such a bad attitude that none of her subordinates would listen to her and were always talking back.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Could there be any truth to the fan theory that Greg was hiding on the boat when Tanya killed Quentin and his minions, then fatally conked herself in the head while escaping?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the closing moments of the penultimate episode, Silver is plotting with his minions aboard his yacht.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Underling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underling. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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