underling
a subordinate, especially one of slight importance.
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How to use underling in a sentence
If only Sulzberger had managed to keep a zipped upper lip while leaving the dirty work to anonymous underlings.
They marshaled their underlings in San Pedro Sula and set to recruiting a whole new crop of chairmen for their army.
The Deported L.A. Gangs Behind This Border Kid Crisis | Michael Daly | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Look at all these open windows,” he berates his sheepish-looking underlings.
Ukraine’s Pro-Putin Rebels Prepare for a Last Stand | David Patrikarakos | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe may not have been working the cones, but it looked as though his underlings were.
Christie Aides Can Keep Bridgegate Emails Under Wraps | Olivia Nuzzi | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe message from President Obama and his intelligence underlings was clear: relax.
The Secret FISA Court Must Go | Jennifer Granick, Christopher Sprigman | July 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Having killed his man and beaten off the two underlings, Byrne first took sanctuary, and then fled to Portugal.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe underlings were very largely Armenians, who form most admirable subordinates in all Government offices.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHe had carte blanche in the matter of expense, and of course selected all his own underlings.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories | Algernon BlackwoodFor no one, except a thief and his underlings, knew of the last folly of poor old Adela Sellingworth!
December Love | Robert HichensThey were the Buchanan office-holders and their underlings, and, generally, a contemptible lot.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) | William H. Herndon
British Dictionary definitions for underling
/ (ˈʌndəlɪŋ) /
a subordinate or lackey
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