agent
Use Agent in a sentence
dʒənt 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.
4.
an active cause; an efficient cause.
5.
a person who works for or manages an agency.
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?
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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.
adjective
15.
acting; exerting power ( opposed to patient ).
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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
1570–80; < Latin agent- (stem of agēns (present participle) doing), equivalent to ag- (root of agere to do) + -ent- -ent
Related forms
coun·ter·a·gent, noun
in·ter·a·gent, noun
su·per·a·gent, noun
un·der·a·gent, noun
Synonyms
1. representative, deputy. 3. means.
1. representative, deputy. 3. means.
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World English Dictionary
agent (ˈeɪdʒənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government, etc; representative |
| 2. | a person or thing that acts or has the power to act |
| 3. | a phenomenon, substance, or organism that exerts some force or effect: a chemical agent |
| 4. | the means by which something occurs or is achieved; instrument: wind is an agent of plant pollination |
| 5. | a person representing a business concern, esp a travelling salesman |
| 6. | (Brit) short for estate agent |
| 7. | short for secret agent |
| [C15: from Latin agent-, noun use of the present participle of agere to do] | |
| agential | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
agent
late 15c., "one who acts," from L. agentem (nom. agens, gen. agentis), prp. of agere "to set in motion, drive, lead, conduct" (see act). Meaning "any natural force or substance which produces a phenomenon" is first recorded 1570s.
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Medical Dictionary
agent a·gent (ā'jənt)
n.
A force or substance, such as a chemical, that causes a change.
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Science Dictionary
| agent (ā'jənt) Pronunciation Key
A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect. Compare reagent. |
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Computing Dictionary
agent definition
networkingIn the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
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Example sentences
Because whichever service becomes the executive agent gets a heap of money and power, to go along with the responsibility.
As much as photography was born into a changing world, it also functioned as an agent of that change.
Today the biggest threat from smallpox comes from its possible use as a bioterrorism agent.
Larger batches can double as an effective cleaning agent.
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