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subordinate vs bottom dog

bottom dog vs subordinate

subordinate and bottom dog both are nouns.

subordinate is an adjective but bottom dog is not an adjective.

subordinate is a verb but bottom dog is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subordinate Yes Yes Yes No
bottom dog Yes No No No
As nouns, bottom dog is a hyponym of subordinate; that is, bottom dog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subordinate:
  • subordinate: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  • bottom dog: a person of low status
Other hyponyms of subordinate include associate, cog, man, second banana, second fiddle.
subordinate (noun) bottom dog (noun)
a word that is more specific than a given word a person of low status
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subordinate (adjective) bottom dog (adjective)
lower in rank or importance
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
subordinate (verb) bottom dog (verb)
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Difference between subordinate and bottom dog

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