Definitions for agent
ˈeɪ dʒəntagent

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. agent(noun)

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

   "their research uncovered new disease agents"

2. agent(noun)

   a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

3. agent(noun)

   a substance that exerts some force or effect

4. agent, factor, broker(noun)

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

5. agent, federal agent(noun)

   any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

6. agentive role, agent(noun)

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

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1. Agent(n.)

   (Biochem., Med.) a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.

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1. agent(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From agens, present participle of ago

2. agent(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From agens, present participle of ago

3. agent(Noun)

   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: From agens, present participle of ago

4. agent(Noun)

   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 u201Cintelligent agentu201D 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.

   Etymology: From agens, present participle of ago

5. agent(Noun)

   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

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1. Agent(adj)

   acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action

   Etymology: [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. 2.]

2. Agent(noun)

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

   Etymology: [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. 2.]

3. Agent(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. 2.]

4. Agent(noun)

   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.]

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1. 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".

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1. 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.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

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1. 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  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2379

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3013

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agent' in Nouns Frequency: #590

Anagrams for agent »

1. Tegan

How to pronounce agent?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of agent in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Two Chemists went in a bar. One Chemist asked the waiter to get him H2O, and the second Chemist said that he would have H2O too. The waiter told them that they don't serve H2O2 because it's a powerful oxidizing agent.

2. Chris Ferreri:

   One of the key objectives of post-crisis regulation was to reduce the risk of banks that were 'too big to fail', but the unintended consequence has produced quite the opposite. We have actually seen an increase in risk concentration among the top firms, the dealer community as a whole is struggling with this transition and we believe OpenDoor has created a model where we can serve clients as both principal and agent which helps to re-liquify the off-the-run market and preserve those deep and valuable relationships.

3. Priyanka Chopra:

   And then my agent broke it down for me. Like, ‘I think, Priy, they meant that they wanted someone who’s not brown.’.

4. Tori Spelling:

   I heard about the show from my agent. She said, ‘Your dad is doing it.’ I was like, ‘I haven’t heard anything about it.’ I popped into his briefcase when he got home, and I was like, cool, i really wanted to play Andrea. I went in under a different name, then I got the part of Donna — which I’m sure had something to do with my dad.

5. Jim Jordan:

   That’s a disgrace, [Special Counsel Robert] Mueller should be ashamed of himself. Those Democrats trying to protect that liar, Strzok, should be ashamed of themselves. And every FBI agent I know wants to see this guy drummed out of the bureau.

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