agent
/ˈeɪdʒʌnt/
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Definitions
Noun
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
Noun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Noun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
Noun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Noun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Noun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
More General Terms
bourgeois
businessperson
causal agency
causal agent
cause
functionary
official
participant role
representative
semantic role
substance
More Specific Terms
alkaliser
alkalizer
antacid
antiacid
antiflatulent
antifungal
antifungal agent
antimicrobial
antimicrobic
antimycotic
antimycotic agent
auctioneer
bacteriostat
bailee
biohazard
biological agent
blanching agent
bleach
bleaching agent
booker
booking agent
business agent
chemical agent
coagulant
coagulator
coolant
deputy
diluent
dilutant
disinfectant
drug
eliminator
emmenagogue
employment agent
enlivener
estate agent
Fed
Federal
federal official
freight agent
fungicide
galactagogue
gastric antacid
general agent
germicide
government agent
handler
house agent
hypnagogue
hypoglycaemic agent
hypoglycemic agent
impairer
Indian agent
inducer
infectious agent
infective agent
insurance agent
insurance broker
intelligence agent
intelligence officer
investment banker
invigorator
lactifuge
lactogen
land agent
lethal agent
literary agent
mill agent
mitogen
motor
mutagen
nerve agent
nerve gas
next friend
operative
parliamentary agent
placeholder
precipitant
pressor
procurator
proxy
purchasing agent
quickener
real estate agent
real estate broker
relaxer
represser
repressor
retardant
retardation
retardent
satisfier
secret agent
ship broker
shipping agent
shopper
shortener
solvating agent
special agent
stockbroker
stressor
surrogate
syndic
talent agent
teratogen
thinner
transmitter
travel agent
trustbuster
underwriter
universal agent
vasoconstrictive
vasoconstrictor
vector
vermicide
viricide
virucide
weakener
whitener