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Servant vs Underling - What's the difference?

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Servant is a related term of underling.


As nouns the difference between servant and underling

is that servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation as opposed to a slave while underling is a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

As a verb servant

is (obsolete) to subject.

servant

English

Alternative forms

* servaunt (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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    • Derived terms

    * assigned servant * civil servant * manservant * maidservant * public servant * servantly

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To subject.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

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    underling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

    • Antonyms

    * overling