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underling

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈʌndɚlɪŋ/

Definition of underling

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
    “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
    “"I love not that underlings should perceive my wisdom."”
    “His decision to stay at the compound in the face of possible assassination set an example, making it more difficult for his underlings to cut and run. “Anyone who left is a traitor,” Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, told its members a few hours after the invasion started.”
    “So read the email from Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, and a billionaire many times over. It would be read by more than 1,000 of his underlings at the company.”
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noun

  1. A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
    “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
    “"I love not that underlings should perceive my wisdom."”
    “His decision to stay at the compound in the face of possible assassination set an example, making it more difficult for his underlings to cut and run. “Anyone who left is a traitor,” Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, told its members a few hours after the invasion started.”
    “So read the email from Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, and a billionaire many times over. It would be read by more than 1,000 of his underlings at the company.”
  2. A low, wretched person.

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Etymology

From Middle English underling, from Old English underling. By surface analysis, under + -ling.

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