underling underliner • underlining · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · underling · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another. Synonyms: subordinate, subsidiary, foot soldier. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · subordinate · · Synonym 1 subsidiary · · Synonym 2 foot soldier · · Synonym 3 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075