2 dictionary results for: Agent noun
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | agent noun |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | any noun that denotes someone or something carrying out the verb's action, typically words ending in -er or -or |
| Usage: | grammar |
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agent noun
–noun Grammar.
| a noun denoting the doer of an action, as editor or jogger. |
[Origin: 1875–80
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