agent

[ ey-juhnt ]

/ ˈeɪ dʒənt /

noun

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.

a person or thing that acts or has the power to act.

a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results: Many insects are agents of fertilization.

an active cause; an efficient cause.

a person who works for or manages an agency.

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.

a person responsible for a particular action: Who was the agent of this deed?

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.

Indian agent.

a representative of a business firm, especially a traveling salesperson; canvasser; solicitor.

Chemistry. a substance that causes a reaction.

Pharmacology. a drug or chemical capable of eliciting a biological response.

Pathology. any microorganism capable of causing disease.

British. a campaign manager; an election agent.

adjective

acting; exerting power (opposed to patient).

verb (used with object)

to represent (a person or thing) as an agent; act as an agent for: to agent a manuscript; Who agented that deal?

Origin of agent

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

SYNONYMS FOR agent

1 representative, deputy.

3 means.

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OTHER WORDS FROM agent

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

Words nearby agent

agendum, agenesis, agenitalism, agenize, agenosomia, agent, agent noun, agent of production, agent orange, agent provocateur, agent-general

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Good Lord, it might have contained a counteragent that could have killed me!

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It would serve F right if they perfected a counteragent first.

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PM on the wireless with the assurance a counteragent will be perfected within the week.

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British Dictionary definitions for counteragent

agent

/ (ˈeɪdʒənt) /

noun

a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government, etc; representative

a person or thing that acts or has the power to act

a phenomenon, substance, or organism that exerts some force or effect a chemical agent

the means by which something occurs or is achieved; instrument wind is an agent of plant pollination

a person representing a business concern, esp a travelling salesman

British short for estate agent

short for secret agent

Derived forms of agent

agential (eɪˈdʒɛnʃəl), adjective

Word Origin for agent

C15: from Latin agent-, noun use of the present participle of agere to do

Medical definitions for counteragent

agent

[ ā′jənt ]

n.

A force or substance, such as a chemical, that causes a change.

Scientific definitions for counteragent

agent

[ ā′jənt ]

A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect. Compare reagent.

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