"underman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: undermen [plural]
Etymology: under- + -man Etymology templates: {{con|en|under|man}} under- + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|undermen}} underman (plural undermen)
  1. A man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-underman-en-noun-I7aB2A6u Disambiguation of People: 67 33 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with under-, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 6 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 9 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 24 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 68 11 22
  2. A member of an acrobatic team who supports the others in his act.
    Sense id: en-underman-en-noun-znV6v9ly Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: under man, under-man [noun]

Verb

Forms: undermans [present, singular, third-person], undermanning [participle, present], undermanned [participle, past], undermanned [past]
Etymology: under- + -man Etymology templates: {{con|en|under|man}} under- + -man Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} underman (third-person singular simple present undermans, present participle undermanning, simple past and past participle undermanned)
  1. To fail to provide with enough workers or crew.
    Sense id: en-underman-en-verb-tz8Z66BX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: under man, under-man [noun]

Inflected forms

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