Australian English Meaning of agent

agent

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Definitions and Meaning of agent in English

Wordnet

agent (n)

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

a substance that exerts some force or effect

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Webster

agent (a.)

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

Webster

agent (n.)

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

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.

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.

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agent

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect, a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations, a substance that ex

agency,factor,instrument,instrumentality,means,mechanism,organ,vehicle,incentive,influence

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agennesis => agenesia, agenize => agenise, agenise => Agenise, agenesis => agenesis, agenesic => agenesic,