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- pronunciation:
- eI
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 nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person with authority to perform certain actions on behalf of another.
The king sent his agent to the colonies to communicate his wishes.If you want to have a career in acting, you will have to get an agent to represent you.My agent negotiated a good deal for me with that company.- synonyms:
- ambassador, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, proxy, representative
- similar words:
- advocate, attorney, chargé d'affaires, manager, negotiator, steward, substitute, syndic
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| definition 2: |
a force or means by which something occurs or specific ends are reached; instrumentality; cause.
A hurricane can be a powerful agent of destruction.We're going to have to use a very strong cleaning agent to get out that stain.- synonyms:
- cause, force, instrumentality, means
- similar words:
- agency, instrument, medium, power
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| definition 3: |
a manager or employee at an agency.
We spoke to our insurance agent about the accident.- synonyms:
- employee, manager, operator
- similar words:
- steward, worker
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| definition 4: |
a law-enforcement or intelligence officer.
He worked as an agent for the FBI for many years.- synonyms:
- detective, operative, policeman
- similar words:
- guard, investigator, spook, spy
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| definition 5: |
a representative, esp. a salesman.
My great grandparents bought these old encyclopedias through one of the company's agents who came to their home.- synonyms:
- representative, salesman, salesperson
- similar words:
- traveling salesman
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| related words: |
actor, authority, delegate, envoy, key, middleman, minister |
adjective + (n.)agent
antibacterial,
antiviral,
bacterial,
binding,
biological,
bulking,
causal,
causative,
chemical,
covert,
double,
enrolled,
etiological,
federal,
free,
healing,
infectious,
intelligent,
lethal,
licensed,
literary,
longtime,
pastoral,
potent,
principal,
real,
registered,
restricted,
retired,
secret,
socializing,
special,
supervisory,
therapeutic,
topical,
toxic,
undercover,
unrestricted,
veteran,
viral
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verb + (n.)agent
act, bulk, contact, dispatch, recruit, sign
(n.)agent
+ verb
arrest, assign, banish, book, escort, infiltrate, interrogate, interview, investigate, raid, search, seize, station, testify
noun + (n.)agent
accountant,
airline,
bail,
booking,
border,
buyer,
casting,
chemical,
cleaning,
counterterrorism,
custom,
enforcement,
espionage,
estate,
extension,
firearm,
immigration,
informant,
insurance,
insurer,
intelligence,
leasing,
listing,
masking,
mustard,
narcotic,
nerve,
parole,
patrol,
purchasing,
real-estate,
rental,
reservation,
rookie,
service,
signing,
socialization,
spy,
surveillance,
talent,
ticket,
travel,
warfare
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The word agent
contains the following parts:
act, ag
Latin
root
that means do, drive
  Example words:
action, activate, active, actively, activist, activity, actor, actress, actual, agency, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, enact, hyperactive, interact, interaction, interactive, radioactive, react, reaction, reactor, reagent, retroactive, transact, transaction
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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