underling

Noun

Meaning

An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow.

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You moralistic dog-admitting a hierarchy in which you are subordinate, purely that you may have subordinates; licking the boots of a superior, that you may have yours in turn licked by an underling. Kenneth Burke

I did not reflect on what my response, as Captain, would have been toward an underling with my present attitude. The Words Immortal are: That Was Different. Glen Cook

According to the Priestly Code Deuteronomic Code only Aaronic priests/ Levites (depending on the underling tradition) were permitted to perform these actions, and simply being a nazarite or prophet was insufficient. Source: Internet

And this is where his godson and apparently loyal underling, Paolo Di Lauro (they are only about 10 years apart, but La Monica effectively adopted Di Lauro) took over. Source: Internet

Stratified squamous epithelium and underling connective tissue can be seen. Source: Internet

He fancies himself a kind of guru, but is in fact a moron, and his interactions with his deadly serious underling Gareth are beyond delightful. Source: Internet

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