underman

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

underman

Where it comes from

From under- + -man.

noun undermen · under man · under-man

A man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
A member of an acrobatic team who supports the others in his act.

verb undermans · undermanning · undermanned · under man · under-man

To fail to provide with enough workers or crew.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"underman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

underman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underman

Chicago

"underman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underman.

BibTeX

@misc{underman_2026,
  title = {underman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}