agents

[ey-juhnt]

a·gent

[ey-juhnt]
noun
1.
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf: Our agent in Hong Kong will ship the merchandise. A best-selling author needs a good agent.
2.
a person or thing that acts or has the power to act.
3.
a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results: Many insects are agents of fertilization.
4.
an active cause; an efficient cause.
5.
a person who works for or manages an agency.
EXPAND
6.
a person who acts in an official capacity for a government or private agency, as a guard, detective, or spy: an FBI agent; the secret agents of a foreign power.
7.
a person responsible for a particular action: Who was the agent of this deed?
8.
Grammar. a form or construction, usually a noun or noun phrase, denoting an animate being that performs or causes the action expressed by the verb, as the police in The car was found by the police.
10.
a representative of a business firm, especially a traveling salesperson; canvasser; solicitor.
11.
Chemistry. a substance that causes a reaction.
12.
Pharmacology. a drug or chemical capable of eliciting a biological response.
13.
Pathology. any microorganism capable of causing disease.
14.
British. a campaign manager; an election agent.
COLLAPSE
adjective
15.
acting; exerting power (opposed to patient).

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used with object)
16.
to represent (a person or thing) as an agent; act as an agent for: to agent a manuscript; Who agented that deal?

Origin:
1570–80; < Latin agent- (stem of agēns (present participle) doing), equivalent to ag- (root of agere to do) + -ent- -ent

coun·ter·a·gent, noun
in·ter·a·gent, noun
su·per·a·gent, noun
un·der·a·gent, noun


1. representative, deputy. 3. means.

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agent   (ā'jənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect. Compare reagent.
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