Agent and Underling

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Underling and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underling" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Underling noun - One who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another.

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Agent and underling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Underling".

human	human agent	human underling
alien	alien agent	alien underling
corrupt	corrupt agent	corrupt underling
loyal	loyal agent	loyal underling
Other adjectives: incompetent, capable, new, former, mysterious, random, competent, recurring, said, captured, ranking, unnamed.

He then kills another underling sitting nearby - the one who was responsible for the rape - revealing he was using the first agent as a distraction and let the real target get too comfortable sitting in his electrified chair...

Source: Blofeld Ploy
After being ordered to kill Chaplin, she reveals herself to him, says she never wanted to be a spy anyways, and becomes Chaplin's most loyal underling Sam's "friend." Who is initially a double agent trying to turn Christine.

Source: Series / Last Resort

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