Insect
Insect noun - A person of no importance or influence.
Usage example: the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names
Twerp
Twerp noun - A person of no importance or influence.
Usage example: in high school he was just a little twerp, and now he's a big Internet entrepreneur
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Twerp or Insect. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/insect/twerp.
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