Usually means: Subordinate, often lesser in rank.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word underling:

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  1. underling: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. underling: Merriam-Webster
  3. underling: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. underling: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. underling: Collins English Dictionary
  6. underling: Vocabulary.com
  7. Underling, underling: Wordnik
  8. underling: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. underling: Wiktionary
  10. underling: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. underling: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. underling: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. underling: Dictionary.com
  14. underling: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Underling: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. underling: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. underling: Rhymezone
  18. Underling: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. underling: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. underling: FreeDictionary.org
  21. underling: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. underling: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. underling: Netlingo

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. underling: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
▸ noun:  A low, wretched person.

Similar:
subordinate, subsidiary, underminister, subruler, subdelegate, second-in-command, underministry, subofficial, underkingdom, suboverseer, more...

Opposite:
superior, boss, manager, leader

Types:
minion, lackey, flunkey, gofer, stooge, hanger-on, sycophant, more...

Phrases:
feudal underling, helpful underling, more...

Adjectives:
mere, social, poor, former, officious, meanest, little, ambitious, official, young, unfortunate
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Similar:
subordinate, subsidiary, underminister, subruler, subdelegate, second-in-command, underministry, subofficial, underkingdom, suboverseer, more...

Opposite:
superior, boss, manager, leader

Types:
minion, lackey, flunkey, gofer, stooge, hanger-on, sycophant, more...

Phrases:
feudal underling, helpful underling, more...

Adjectives:
mere, social, poor, former, officious, meanest, little, ambitious, official, young, unfortunate



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