functionaries

[fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee]

Origin

noun, plural -ar·ies.

a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.

Origin:
1785–95; function + -ary, modeled on French fonctionnaire

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Functionaries is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Word Origin & History

functionary

"one who has a certain function," 1791, from Fr. fonctionnaire, a word of the Revolution; from O.Fr. function (see function).

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