official, functionary
(noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
functionary (plural functionaries)
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
Source: Wiktionary
Func"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. Functionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. fonctionnaire.]
Definition: One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
