1. (noun)agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect Synonyms: agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent
2. (noun)agent a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations Synonyms: agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent
3. (noun)agent a substance that exerts some force or effect Synonyms: agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent
4. (noun)agent, factor, broker a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission Synonyms: broker, component, element, cistron, factor, gene, divisor, agentive role, federal agent, ingredient, constituent, agent
5. (noun)agent, federal agent any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau Synonyms: agent, agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent
6. (noun)agentive role, agent the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Synonyms: agent, agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'agent'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. agent In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agen Synonyms: agent, actor, factor, means, operator, promoter, doer, instrument, mover, performer Antonyms: chief, inventor, originator, principal
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