underling

Other forms of underling

plural

underlings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about underling

What does underling mean?

underling means "an assistant subject to the authority or control of another".

How many syllables are in underling?

underling has 3 syllables: un-der-ling. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚlɪŋ/.

What is another word for underling?

Close synonyms include subordinate, subsidiary, foot soldier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is underling a common word?

underling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.