agent noun

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agent noun (plural agent nouns)

  1. (grammar) A noun that denotes an agent who does the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "cutter" derived from "to cut".
    The agent noun 'cutter' means a person who cuts or thing that cuts.

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