Hand and Subordinate

Hand

Hand noun - One who works for another for wages or a salary.

Usage example: the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season

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Subordinate and hand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead a noun "Hand".

Nearby Words: handle, handy, handed, handful, handhold

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

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Hand and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hand" instead a noun "Subordinate".

good	good hand	good subordinate
best	best hand	best subordinate
direct	direct hand	direct subordinate
dead	dead hand	dead subordinate
Other adjectives: large, wounded, last.

Contrasting them is the equally twisted relationship between Roux Louka, Judau's right-hand girl, and Haman's treacherous subordinate Glemmy Toto.

Source: Arch Enemy / Anime and Manga
So, he offers the subordinate a handshake (cue him squeezing the guy's hand hard enough to crack bone).

Source: Dissonant Serenity
But he doesn't hesitate to grab a dying subordinate's bloody hand to comfort him.

Source: Establishing Character Moment / Anime and Manga

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