underman
underman noun: a man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
Noun
underman (plural undermen)
- A man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
- A member of an acrobatic team who supports the others in his act.
Verb
underman (third-person singular simple present undermans, present participle undermanning, simple past and past participle undermanned)
- To fail to provide with enough workers or crew.
underman meaning in Tamil and Bengali
underman in Tamil
- கீழாள், துணையாள், கீழ்ப்படியினர், அவலநிலைப்பட்டவர்
underman in Bengali
- নিম্নপদস্থ, কোনোভাবে প্রতিকূল অবস্থায় আছেন
Forms of underman
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | undermen |
| alternative form | under man |
| alternative form | under-man |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | undermans |
| present participle | undermanning |
| past participle | undermanned |
| past | undermanned |
Origin of underman
From under- + -man.
Questions about underman
- What does underman mean?
- Underman means a man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
- What is underman in Tamil?
- Underman in Tamil is கீழாள், துணையாள், கீழ்ப்படியினர். See Underman meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is underman?
- Underman can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of underman?
- The plural of underman is undermen.
Words near underman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: underman (page history and authors); underman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); underman (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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