What does Agent mean?
Definitions for Agent
ˈeɪ dʒəntagent
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Agent.
Princeton's WordNet
agentnoun
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
"their research uncovered new disease agents"
agentnoun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
agentnoun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
agent, factor, brokernoun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
agent, federal agentnoun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
agentive role, agentnoun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
GCIDE
Agentnoun
(Biochem., Med.) a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.
Wiktionary
agentnoun
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
agentnoun
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
agentnoun
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.
agentnoun
In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase intelligent agent it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
agentnoun
The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
Etymology: From agens, present participle of ago
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
AGENTadjective
That which acts; opposed to patient, or that which is acted upon.
Etymology: agens, Lat.
This success is oft truly ascribed unto the force of imagination upon the body agent; and then, by a secondary means, it may upon a diverse body; as, for example, if a man carry a ring, or some part of a beast, believing strongly that it will help him to obtain his love, it may make him more industrious, and again more confident and persisting than otherwise he would be. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 902.
Agentnoun
Where there is no doubt, deliberation is not excluded as impertinent unto the thing, but as needless in regard of the agent, which seeth already what to resolve upon. Richard Hooker.
To whom nor agent, from the instrument,
Nor pow’r of working, from the work is known. Davies.Heav’n made us agents free to good or ill,
And forc’d it not, tho’ he foresaw the will.
Freedom was first bestow’d on human race,
And prescience only held the second place. Dryden.A miracle is a work exceeding the power of any created agent, consequently being an effect of the divine omnipotence. Robert South, Sermons.
—— All hearts in love, use your own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself,
And trust no agent. William Shakespeare.They had not the wit to send to them, in any orderly fashion, agents or chosen men, to tempt them, and to treat with them. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Remember, Sir, your fury of a wife,
Who, not content to be reveng’d on you,
The agents of your passion will pursue. John Dryden, Aureng.They produced wonderful effects, by the proper application of agents to patients. William Temple.
Webster Dictionary
Agentadjective
acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action
Agentnoun
one who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor
Agentnoun
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
Agentnoun
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
Etymology: [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. 2.]
Freebase
Agent
In linguistics, a grammatical agent is the cause or initiator of an event. Agent may also be the name of the thematic role. The word comes from the present participle agens, agentis of the Latin verb agere, to "do" or "make".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Agent
āj′ent, 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. [L. agĕre, to do. See Act.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
agent
In intelligence usage, one who is authorized or instructed to obtain or to assist in obtaining information for intelligence or counterintelligence purposes.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
agent
In physics, expresses that by which a thing is done or effected.--Navy agent is a deputy employed to pass accounts, transact business, and receive pay or other monies, in behoof of the officers and crew, and to apply the proceeds as directed by them.--Agent victuallers, officers appointed to the charge of provisions at our foreign ports and stations, to contract for, buy, and regulate, under the authority of the commissioners of the navy. (See NEGLIGENCE.)--Prize agent, one appointed for the sale of prizes, and nominated in equal numbers by the commander, the officers, and the ship's company.
Editors Contribution
agent
A person that represents a business, company or organization.
The customer service agent was helpful, understanding and kind.
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
AGENT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Agent is ranked #33941 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Agent surname appeared 670 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Agent.
72.2% or 484 total occurrences were White.
23.7% or 159 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Agent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2379
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Agent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3013
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Agent' in Nouns Frequency: #590
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Tegan
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Agent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Agent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Agent in a Sentence
Fox News therefore, a rendition of the case from such an ‘agent’ is inherently biased, one-sided and inaccurate.
The inference that my now completely public exchange with a hacker Guccifer 2.0 who may or may not be a Russian agent somehow constitutes collusion is not true based on either the facts, on the actual texts which I released, or on the timing.
This is not a registration offense, this is a case where the defendant acted in the United States as an agent of the Russian government.
My agent wanted to represent him and he said no I want to do it on my own, and then, of course, he gets an agent on his own and his first movie is Hunger Games. Then he gets in [Martin] Scorseses Vinyl on television, which was the hottest show there was. Now hes doing The Boys, which is the hottest thing on streaming. Its a great show.
She kept saying, 'I have a medical device I need to bring with me on the plane,' over and over, visibly upset, the ticket agent and her supervisor, who she eventually called over, were not helpful and not supportive.
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Translations for Agent
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- وكيلArabic
- агент, представител, посредник, действаща силаBulgarian
- agentCatalan, Valencian
- zástupce, agentCzech
- agentDanish
- Agent, AgensGerman
- agenteSpanish
- taudinaiheuttaja, vaikuttaja, agentti, toimija, asiamies, vaikuttava aineFinnish
- agentFrench
- neach-ionaidScottish Gaelic
- axenteGalician
- סוכנת, סוכןHebrew
- एजेंटHindi
- ágens, képviselő, ügynökHungarian
- գործակալArmenian
- agenIndonesian
- agenteItalian
- 代理人Japanese
- ಏಜೆಂಟ್Kannada
- 代理人, 대리인Korean
- actor, procuratorLatin
- aģents, pārstāvisLatvian
- agenMalay
- tussenpersoon, handelend persoon, bewerker, agent, vertegenwoordigerDutch
- agentNorwegian
- agentePortuguese
- реактив, деятель, посредник, реагент, действующая сила, средство, агент, исполнитель, представитель, фактор, агенсRussian
- agentSwedish
- wakalaSwahili
- acenteTurkish
- 代理人Chinese
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