ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: under (III) + strapper
: an inferior agent or official : a petty subordinate : underling
country being run into the ground by a bunch of big-headed understrappers who went around lording it over the taxpayers — H.L.Davis