assistant, helper, supporter, help - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

bottom dog - a person of low status

man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

outclass - cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

lour, lower - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"

inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance

submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

grammar - studies of the formation of basic linguistic units

junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service