All 5 Uses of
subordinate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates; and this, in addition to his position as responsible agent on board, which is always obnoxious to the sailors, made him as much disliked by the crew as Edmond Dantes was beloved by them.†
Chpt 1-2
- I am too well aware that though a subordinate, like myself, is bound to acquaint the shipowner with everything that occurs, there are many things he ought most carefully to conceal from all else.†
Chpt 5-6
- Dantes, trained in discipline, knew that nothing would be more absurd than to question subordinates, who were forbidden to reply; and so he remained silent.†
Chpt 7-8 *
- He took with him several of his subordinates, and amongst them Dantes' jailer.†
Chpt 13-14
- That day the minister's clerks and the subordinates had a great deal to put up with from his ill-humor.†
Chpt 105-106
Definition:
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(subordinate) less important or subservient; or to rank as such