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English Dictionary: underling by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underling
n
  1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
    Synonym(s): subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Underling \Un"der*ling\, n. [Under + -ling.]
      An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean,
      sorry fellow. --Milton.
  
               he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in
               ourselves, that we are underlings.         --Shak.
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