Hand and Underling

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

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

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

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

human	human hand	human underling
direct	direct hand	direct underling
complete	complete hand	complete underling
alien	alien hand	alien underling
Other adjectives: current, wrong, little, new, remaining.

His underling Kai Leng, on the other hand, ignores his advice on how dangerous Shepard can be.

Source: Underestimating Badassery
His underling Genichiro Tsukiomi, on the other hand, assassinates his best friend at a peace conference for daring to negotiate with the evil Earthlings, on Kusakabe's orders.

Source: Knight Templar / Anime and Manga
Tsuna is the current boss of the Vongola Family, and Gokudera is his incredibly loyal underling and wannabe right-hand man.

Source: Unequal Pairing

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