Agent

['eɪdʒ(ə)nt] or ['edʒənt]

Definition

(noun.) an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; 'their research uncovered new disease agents'.

(noun.) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.

(noun.) a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations.

(noun.) any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau.

(noun.) a substance that exerts some force or effect.

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Definition

(a.) Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

(n.) One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.

(n.) One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.

(n.) An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.

Editor: Mervin

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Actor, doer, operator, performer, executor.[2]. Deputy, attorney, factor, representative, substitute, proxy, go-between, procurator, middleman, commissioner, vicegerent.[3]. Hand, employ?

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Doer, performer, actor, force, means, instrument, influence, cause, promoter,operator

ANT:Counteragent, counteractor, counteraction, opponent, neutralizer

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Definition

n. a person or thing that acts or exerts power: any natural force acting on matter: one authorised or delegated to transact business for another.—n. Ag′ency the office or business operation or action of an agent; instrumentality.—Law agent a general term in Scotland including Writers to the Signet Solicitors to the Supreme Court and Procurators in the sheriff courts—the requirements are an indentured apprenticeship of five years to a law agent the passing of examinations in general knowledge and in law and formal admission by the Court of Session.

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