| 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
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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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] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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