subaltern
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Bearded men of 50 were among them and subalterns of 18 as well.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018
With some exceptions, Lucifer and his subalterns had been portrayed in pop culture as figures of relatively harmless figures of fun — I'm looking at you, Hot Stuff, you diapered devil.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2016
This obviously varied with time and activity over the war, but poet Robert Graves noted that RFC casualties were markedly higher than for infantry subalterns.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2014
He traveled relentlessly, each time taking $10,000 in cash with no questions asked from his subalterns.
From Newsweek • Mar. 11, 2013
The anthropologist was a craftier man by far than his subalterns, but at a glance the Phantom’s keen eye picked out the weak spot in his moral fiber.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman
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