underling vs second banana

underling and second banana both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
underling	Yes	No	No	No
second banana	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, second banana is a hyponym of underling; that is, second banana is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than underling:

underling: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
second banana: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

Other hyponyms of underling include associate, bottom dog, cog, man, second fiddle.

underling (noun)	second banana (noun)
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another	a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian
	someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

underling vs second banana

underling and second banana both are nouns.

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