understrapper

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ strapper. === Pronunciation === === Noun === understrapper (plural understrappers) Any underling or inferior in office. 1977, Ian Winterbottom, Baron Winterbottom, Hansard, House of Lords, The Tornado military aircraft, 9 May, 1977,[2] My Lords, if an understrapper from a television company talks to an understrapper of the RAF, you do not expect air marshals to jump. A freelance operator for MI5.