English Explanatory Dictionary

underman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
  2. A member of an acrobatic team who supports the others in his act.
verb
  1. To fail to provide with enough workers or crew.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underman.wav

Word forms

underman undermen under man under-man undermans undermanning undermanned

Etymology

From under- + -man.

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