Underling

Definitions

1. A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
2. A low, wretched person.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level