"underling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌndəlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-underling.ogg [US] Forms: underling [singular], underlings [plural]
Etymology: under + -ling Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|under|ling}} under + -ling Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your underling is a person who is of lower status or authority than you.
    Sense id: simple-underling-en-noun-PMaLWhVF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ling
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