agent | English to English Dictionary

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agent

('/eI//dZ//@/nt )

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.(adjective)

source: webster1913

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect(noun.object)

Example:
Their research uncovered new disease agents.

source: wordnet30
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a substance that exerts some force or effect(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission(noun.person)

Synonym:
broker, factor

source: wordnet30
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau(noun.person)

Synonym:
federal agent

source: wordnet30
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause(noun.communication)

Synonym:
agentive role

source: wordnet30
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.(noun)

source: webster1913

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