All underling synonyms
un·der·ling
U u noun underling
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- flunkey — flunky.
- junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
- fawner — One who fawns; a sycophant.
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- minion — a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- doormat — a mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering.
- bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- kowtower — One who kowtows; a sycophant.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
- groveler — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies