underlingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌn.dəl.ɪŋ/us/ˈʌn.dɚ.lɪŋ/disapprovinga person of low rank and little authority who works for someone more important:
She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.
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Employees & colleagues
- acquihire
- appointee
- associate
- career woman
- co-worker
- colleague
- hire
- hireling
- homeworker
- incumbent
- mate
- new blood
- operative
- payroll
- self-starter
- shadow
- staffer
- wage earner
- worker
- working man/woman/person
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