underling vs second fiddle

underling and second fiddle both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

underling (noun)	second fiddle (noun)
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another	a secondary role or function
	someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

underling vs second fiddle

underling and second fiddle both are nouns.

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