subaltern
noun. secondary person
subordinates
noun. person that serves another
subsidiary
adjective. secondary, helpful
substitute
noun. someone or something that takes the place of another
- agent
- alternate
- assistant
- auxiliary
- backup
- changeling
- delegate
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- double
- dummy
- equivalent
- expediency
- expedient
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- proxy
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- succedaneum
- successor
- supplanter
- supply
- surrogate
- symbol
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- understudy
- vicar
substitutes
noun. someone or something that takes the place of another
- agent
- alternate
- assistant
- auxiliary
- backup
- changeling
- delegate
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- double
- dummy
- equivalent
- expediency
- expedient
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- proxy
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- succedaneum
- successor
- supplanter
- supply
- surrogate
- symbol
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- understudy
- vicar
supportive
adjective. auxiliary
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