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subagent

[ suhb-ey-juhnt ]

noun

  1. a person whose duties as an agent are delegated by another agent.
  2. a person who works for or under the supervision of an agent.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subagent1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; sub- + agent
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Example Sentences

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Should the second or subagent be neglectful, the depositor of the cheque could compel that agent, and not the first, to make its loss good.

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Sprague was the subagent living on the further edge of the estate.

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I ordered Harris to make the ascent, so I could put the thrill and horror of it in my book, and he accomplished the feat successfully, through a subagent, for three francs, which I paid.

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A tenant of mine, Dot; one of the respectable few of that cattle, indeed, almost the only one that I've got; a sort of subagent, and a fifteenth cousin, to boot, I believe.

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Thus there would be two subagents, besides the agent, employed in collecting the cheque.

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