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agent

a·gent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ey-juh nt]
    • /ˈeɪ dʒənt/
    • /ˈeɪdʒənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey-juh nt]
    • /ˈeɪ dʒənt/

Definitions of agent word

  • countable noun agent A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent. 4
  • countable noun agent An agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf. 3
  • countable noun agent An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers. 3
  • countable noun agent An agent is a person who works for a country's secret service. 3
  • countable noun agent If you refer to someone or something as the agent of a particular effect, you mean that they cause this effect. 3
  • noun agent a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government, etc; representative 3

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Origin of agent

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin agent- (stem of agēns (present participle) doing), equivalent to ag- (root of agere to do) + -ent- -ent

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Agent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

agent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

agent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for agent

noun agent

  • commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
  • minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
  • deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
  • worker — a person or thing that works.

Antonyms for agent

noun agent

  • arguer — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.

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