agent
∞
2.8
- noun
- /ˈeɪdʒənt/
- Formal
- It's that new FBI agent who's following me.
- FBI agent
- government agents
- Border Patrol agents
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Watch on YouTubeYou 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
517
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
Compounds
115
3.5
A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
38
1.6
A person or company that books tickets, hotels and transport for people going on a trip
29
4.9
A spy who secretly works for two opposing sides while pretending to help one and giving secrets to the other
27
4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
- Specialized
16
3.0
A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
- Literature
15
7.6
A strong chemical sprayed in the Vietnam War to kill plants that caused long-term harm to people and land
- Specialized
13
4.1
A substance used to cause or speed up a change in other substances
- NSFW
13
8.8
A very poisonous chemical used as a weapon that stops the nerves from working and makes people stop breathing
7
3.7
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
- Specialized
6
4.2
A tiny living thing like a virus or bacterium that can make people and animals sick
- Formal
4
6.7
A person or group the government requires to report activities and funding from another country
- Jargon
4
3.7
A person or company that arranges performances for people like musicians and actors
2
9.9
A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty
2
5.8
A government worker who looks into serious money crimes like tax fraud and making fake money
2
4.4
A person or company who finds work for actors in plays, films, and television
- Specialized
1
5.8
A person who secretly gets information for another country or company
- Specialized
1
3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
- NSFW
1
9.9
A very strong chemical weapon that causes severe blisters and harms the lungs and eyes
- Formal
1
5.8
A government worker who gives farmers and rural families advice about farming and household matters
- Archaic
1
8.0
A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation
- NSFW
1
9.9
A harmful chemical that causes severe blisters on skin and damages eyes and lungs, often used as a weapon
- 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
1
4.0
A person who manages business affairs for employees and represents them to employers
- Formal
1
4.0
A government worker who advises farmers and families on growing crops and running a home
- 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
1
3.7
A person who represents actors, finds them work, negotiates contracts, and manages their careers
- Specialized
1
6.9
A medicine that treats some cancers by adding small chemical groups to DNA to stop cell growth
- Specialized
1
4.1
A drug that temporarily makes part of the body feel no pain during medical treatment
- Specialized
1
3.8
An ingredient added to dough or batter to make it rise and become lighter
1
5.0
A person who organizes and checks the arrival and delivery of goods for a shipping company
- Formal
1
6.5
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
- Specialized
1
5.9
A substance that makes another substance lose electrons during a chemical reaction
- Specialized
1
5.8
A substance that gives electrons to another substance in a chemical reaction
- Specialized
1
7.3
A computer simulation that shows how each person or thing acts and changes a whole system
How Involved
4
4.3
72
4.4
- Formal
∞
2.8
33
6.8
44
3.9
15
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.