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A person whose job description fits comfortably beneath someone else's signature.
means A subordinate of lower rank, typically with little authority and lots of instructions to follow.
from From Old English 'under' plus the suffix '-ling,' which shrinks and diminishes — think duckling, weakling, hireling, all small and beneath.
Built to belittleThe '-ling' suffix often signals smallness or contempt.
No complimentNobody proudly lists underling on a resume.
Old rootsIn use since the 1100s, ranking people downward.