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Agent
ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nt
Agent definitions
noun
agent
agents
- a person who acts on behalf of another person or group
"in the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent"
representative negotiator business manager emissary envoy factor go-between proxy surrogate trustee liaison broker delegate spokesperson spokesman spokeswoman frontman mouthpiece- a person who manages business, financial, or contractual matters for an actor, performer, writer, etc.
"his agent was able to negotiate a long-term contract"
- a person or company that provides a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties
"speak to your letting agent about refurbishing the property"
- a person who works secretly to obtain information for a government or other official body
"a trained intelligence agent"
- a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect
"these teachers view themselves as agents of social change"
- a substance that brings about a chemical or physical effect or causes a chemical reaction
"there is an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents to combat infections"
- the doer of an action, typically expressed as the subject of an active verb or in a by phrase with a passive verb
- an independently operating program, typically one that performs background tasks such as information retrieval or processing on behalf of a user or other program