The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUBAGENT
Etymology
Noun
subagent (plural subagents)
(legal) A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business entrusted to the latter.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*a"gent, n. (Law)
Definition: A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RUNNER
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
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