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cog

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Synonyms & Antonyms of cog

as in assistant, flunky

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cog

assistant,
flunky
(also flunkey or flunkie),
subordinate,
underling,
yes-man

employee
(also employe),
hand,
hireling,
jobholder,
retainer,
worker

drudge,
gandy dancer,
grub,
hack,
jobber,
laborer,
navvy
[chiefly British],
toiler

nine-to-fiver,
wage earner,
wage slave,
wageworker,
workingman,
workingwoman,
workman,
workwoman

associate,
colleague,
coworker

temp,
temporary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for cog

employer,
gaffer
[British]

boss,
superior,
supervisor

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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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