underling
noun
he dishes out orders to his underlings:
subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, vassal, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man/woman, girl/man Friday, factotum, stooge;
follower, camp follower, hanger-on, disciple;
informal sidekick, bitch;
British, informal dogsbody, skivvy;
North American, informal gofer, peon;
archaic scullion, servitor.
▷antonyms boss, leader.