business agent

noun

a paid union official who represents a local and its membership in dealing with an employer.

First recorded in 1840–50

Daylight flooded the room as a maid brought a card to her mistress; "Heurteux, business agent."

Still, I shall give my note into a hands of his business agent here, and pay him the interest as it falls due.

On entering his apartments, the business agent was greatly surprised to find bailiffs proceeding to levy upon his furniture.

Several people did mention a Murville, who was a business agent, then a swindler, and all-in-all a thoroughly bad fellow.

So the tinker hired a professional show-man for his business agent, and built a little theatre and stage.

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