agent
∞
2.8
- noun
- /ˈeɪdʒənt/
- Formal
:
agente
- It's that new FBI agent who's following me.
- FBI agent
- government agents
- Border Patrol agents
You can't just get an agent based on a pitch.
- You can't just get an agent based on a pitch.
- I mean, they ran agents into the Trump campaign.
- Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.
- So let's talk like the question is, should an agent build a brand?
- A lot of people say he was ACI agent and he's Ade agent.
- And my first agent I got went in Detroit.
- FBI, just like the movies, like FBI agent this, IRS agent this.
- There was brilliant agents, super good CIA agents.
- Wow, just paying a coach, paying an agent, paying for travel to meets.
- You can't just have your agent or manager send your workout.
Examples
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We got a new panel of new agents making waves.
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But because I bought that deal, that agent brought me this deal off market.
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Would they not be agents just like management?
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And you called her old agent and asked for a meeting.
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Please see a gate agent if you have any additional questions.
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The money belongs to the agents who are our partners.
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My loan agent might be willing to give me an extension.
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Set in 1945, students become Soviet agents and enter the world of foreign and defense policy.
Academic text (2015) -
I think you'd make a fantastic agent.
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Can you tell me the name of the agent who handles that account, please?
Synonyms
624
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
Compounds
104
3.5
A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
33
1.6
A person or company that books tickets, hotels and transport for people going on a trip
18
4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
18
4.9
A spy who secretly works for two opposing sides while pretending to help one and giving secrets to the other
- Specialized
13
3.0
A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
- NSFW
13
8.8
A very poisonous chemical used as a weapon that stops the nerves from working and makes people stop breathing
- Literature
9
7.6
A strong chemical sprayed in the Vietnam War to kill plants that caused long-term harm to people and land
6
3.7
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
- Specialized
5
4.2
A tiny living thing like a virus or bacterium that can make people and animals sick
- Formal
3
6.7
A person or group the government requires to report activities and funding from another country
- Jargon
3
3.7
A person or company that arranges performances for people like musicians and actors
3
9.9
A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty
2
4.4
A person or company who finds work for actors in plays, films, and television
- Specialized
1
3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
1
5.8
A government worker who looks into serious money crimes like tax fraud and making fake money
- Specialized
1
3.6
A person or company that arranges cargo, customs, and port services for a ship
- Specialized
1
5.8
A medicine that stops or reduces a body process, for example a hormone action
- Formal
1
5.8
A government worker who gives farmers and rural families advice about farming and household matters
- Specialized
1
4.1
A drug that temporarily makes part of the body feel no pain during medical treatment
- Specialized
1
6.9
A medicine that treats some cancers by adding small chemical groups to DNA to stop cell growth
- Specialized
1
5.8
A person who secretly gets information for another country or company
1
5.0
A person who organizes and checks the arrival and delivery of goods for a shipping company
- Specialized
1
3.8
An ingredient added to dough or batter to make it rise and become lighter
- NSFW
1
9.9
A very strong chemical weapon that causes severe blisters and harms the lungs and eyes
- Archaic
1
8.0
A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation
- Specialized
1
5.9
A drug that stops nerve signals to muscles and makes them relax or stop moving
- Specialized
1
7.9
An organization that keeps records of a company's stock owners and handles transfers and cancellations of stock certificates
- Specialized
A drug that treats high blood pressure and fast heartbeat by slowing the heart
- NSFW
A harmful chemical that causes severe blisters on skin and damages eyes and lungs, often used as a weapon
- Specialized
A chemical that removes color from food and cloth to make them white
- Jargon
A person who secretly carries messages between a case officer and an undercover agent in enemy territory
- Specialized
A program or device that connects two systems and translates data so they can communicate
- Texting
A computer program or online service that books and manages reservations like flights and restaurants
A person who manages business affairs for employees and represents them to employers
- Specialized
A material like silica gel that takes water from other things to make them dry
A person who represents actors, finds them work, negotiates contracts, and manages their careers
- Specialized
A chemical used in a mining process with bubbles to make a certain mineral stick to the bubbles
How Involved
4
4.3
79
4.4
- Formal
∞
2.8
35
6.8
27
3.9
11
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
agent = ag + ent
The meaning 'one who acts' is conceptually recoverable (related to 'act'/'agency'), but the stem 'ag-' is not a standalone English word and '-ent' is a bound suffix, so the morphological segmentation is not fully obvious to learners.
Etymology
Agent comes from the old Latin word agere, which means 'to do' or 'to drive', and is the same root as act; so an agent is literally a 'doer' who acts or speaks for someone else.