underling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
    subordinate; foot soldier; subsidiary.

WordNet


Un"der*ling noun
Etymology
Under + -ling.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913