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underfellow

underfellow noun: an underling; a subordinate.

Noun

underfellow (plural underfellows)

  1. (archaic) An underling; a subordinate.
  2. (archaic) A mean, low man.
    • the carried him some miles thence, to a house of a principal officer of that country; who, with no more civility, though with much more business, than those under-fellows had showeda. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Forms of underfellow

pluralunderfellows

Origin of underfellow

From under- + fellow.

Questions about underfellow

What does underfellow mean?
Underfellow means an underling; a subordinate.
What part of speech is underfellow?
Underfellow is a noun.
What is the plural of underfellow?
The plural of underfellow is underfellows.

Words near underfellow in the dictionary

  1. underfeel
  2. underfeeling
  3. underfeelings
  4. underfeels
  5. underfeet
  6. underfellow
  7. underfellows
  8. underfelt
  9. underfelts
  10. underferment
  11. underfermentation

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