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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Underling

/ŭn'-dẽrl-ĭng/ · Un·der·ling · IPA /ˈʌndɚlɪŋ/
01 n. An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low-ranking employee.
  1. 1.
    An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low-ranking employee.
  2. 2.
    A mean, sorry fellow.
    “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” Shak.