Supervisor and Underling

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Supervisor noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Underling is an antonym for supervisor.

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

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Supervisor is an antonym for underling.

human	human supervisor	human underling
direct	direct supervisor	direct underling
friendly	friendly supervisor	friendly underling
loyal	loyal supervisor	loyal underling
Other adjectives: new, chief, long-suffering, former, competent, efficient, said, unnamed, beleaguered.

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