Underling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌndɜːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌndɜːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌndɜːlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌndɜːlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subordinate foot soldier subsidiary

Word Forms

subordinate	adjective	lower in rank or importance
subordinate	verb	make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
subsidiary	adjective	functioning in a supporting capacity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untergebener

ein Assistent, der der Autorität oder Kontrolle eines anderen unterliegt

🇫🇷French

subalterne

un assistant soumis à l'autorité ou au contrôle d'un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

subordinado

un asistente sujeto a la autoridad o control de otro

🇮🇹Italian

subalterno

un assistente soggetto all'autorità o al controllo di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

ondergeschikt

een assistent die onderworpen is aan het gezag of de controle van een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

subordinado

um assistente sujeito à autoridade ou controle de outro

🇷🇺Russian

подчиненный

помощник, находящийся под властью или контролем другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटा सा अफसर

एक सहायक जो दूसरे के अधिकार या नियंत्रण के अधीन है

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারলিং

একজন সহকারী অন্যের কর্তৃত্ব বা নিয়ন্ত্রণের বিষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழுள்ள

மற்றொருவரின் அதிகாரம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்கு உட்பட்ட உதவியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్లింగ్

మరొకరి అధికారం లేదా నియంత్రణకు లోబడి ఉన్న సహాయకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरलिंग

सहाय्यक दुसऱ्याच्या अधिकाराच्या किंवा नियंत्रणाच्या अधीन आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરલિંગ

અન્યના અધિકાર અથવા નિયંત્રણને આધીન સહાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಸಹಾಯಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീഴാളൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ അധികാരത്തിനോ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിനോ വിധേയനായ ഒരു സഹായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਲਿੰਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਇੱਕ ਸਹਾਇਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈرلنگ

ایک معاون کسی دوسرے کے اختیار یا کنٹرول کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下属

受他人授权或控制的助手

🇯🇵Japanese

手下

他人の権限または管理を受ける助手

🇰🇷Korean

부하

다른 사람의 권위나 통제를 받는 보조자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuộc hạ

một trợ lý chịu sự ủy quyền hoặc kiểm soát của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกน้อง

ผู้ช่วยที่อยู่ภายใต้อำนาจหรือการควบคุมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

bawahan

seorang asisten yang tunduk pada otoritas atau kendali orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

bawahan

pembantu yang tertakluk kepada kuasa atau kawalan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تابع

مساعد يخضع لسلطة أو سيطرة شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

زیر دست

دستیار تحت اختیار یا کنترل دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

ast

başkasının otoritesine veya kontrolüne tabi bir yardımcı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחתון

עוזר הכפוף לסמכות או לשליטתו של אחר

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