UNDERSTRAPPER

Etymology

Noun

understrapper (plural understrappers)

Any underling or inferior in office.

A freelance operator for MI5.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*strap`per, n.

Definition: A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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