agent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent (plural agents)
- One who exerts power, or has the power to act
- 1862, Brigham Young, “Call for Teams to Go to the Frontiers, etc.”, in Journal of Discourses, volume 9:
- Seeing we are so wonderfully endowed with priceless gifts by our Heavenly Father, will he not require usury at our hands? He will. But he has made us agents to ourselves, which makes us responsible for the way in which we use the talents he has given us, for the manner we expend the gold and silver, the wheat and fine flour, the cattle upon a thousand hills, and the wine and oil, for they all belong to Him
- One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
- 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 36, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299:
- I see in him [Moby Dick] outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it. That inscrutable thing is chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent, or be the white whale principal, I will wreak that hate upon him.
- A person who looks for work for another person
- 4 June 2016, Press Association, Ronald Koeman’s agent says Dutchman has agreed terms with Everton
- Ronald Koeman has agreed a deal with Everton to become their new manager, his agent has reportedly told Dutch media. The agent Rob Jansen said, according to the popular Voetbal International website, that it was now down to Southampton and Everton to agree a compensation package for the Dutchman, who has a year remaining on his contract at St Mary’s.
- 4 June 2016, Press Association, Ronald Koeman’s agent says Dutchman has agreed terms with Everton
- Someone who works for an intelligence agency
- An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
- 1807, James Edward Smith, An introduction to physiological and systematical botany/Chapter 11
- So far seems to be the work of chemistry alone; at least we have no right to conclude that any other agent interferes; since hay, when it happens to imbibe moisture, exhibits nearly the same processes."
- 1807, James Edward Smith, An introduction to physiological and systematical botany/Chapter 11
- (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
- (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
- 2009, Tarsee Li, The Verbal System of the Aramaic of Daniel: An Explanation in the Context of Grammaticalization, p. 58:
- A verb is typically described as active when its subject is the agent or actor. By contrast, a verb is said to be passive when the subject does not perform the action, but is the patient, target, or undergoer of the action.
- 2009, Tarsee Li, The Verbal System of the Aramaic of Daniel: An Explanation in the Context of Grammaticalization, p. 58:
- (gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
- 1978, John Scarne, Scarne's guide to casino gambling (page 108)
- Nevada casinos are fleeced out of millions of dollars yearly by agents (cheats acting as players) in collusion with crooked Black Jack dealers and pit bosses.
- 1978, John Scarne, Scarne's guide to casino gambling (page 108)
Synonyms[edit]
- (one who exerts power): See also Thesaurus:doer
- (one who acts in place of another): See also Thesaurus:deputy
- (person who looks for work for another person): manager, representative, rep
- (someone who works for an intelligence agency): See also Thesaurus:spy
- (grammar): actor, performer
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- agent noun
- Agent Orange
- agentry
- agentship
- antibacterial agent
- anticaking agent
- anti-caking agent
- antimicrobial agent
- binding agent
- bleaching agent
- bonding agent
- chelating agent
- chemical agent
- clarifying agent
- cleaning agent
- coating agent
- double agent
- estate agent
- firming agent
- flavoring/flavouring agent
- gelling agent
- Indian agent
- infeasible agent
- intelligence agent
- law agent
- leavening agent
- lifting agent
- oxidizing agent
- processing agent
- purchasing agent
- raising agent
- reducing agent
- secret agent
- service agent
- sourcing agent
- structuring agent
- thickening agent
- travel agent
- user agent
- wetting agent
- whitening agent
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “agent” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “agent” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agēns, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m or f (plural agents)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “agent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Further reading[edit]
- “agent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “agent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “agent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent
Declension[edit]
| nominative | agent |
|---|---|
| genitive | agentniñ |
| dative | agentke |
| accusative | agentni |
| locative | agentte |
| ablative | agentten |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m
- agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- agent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- agent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent c (singular definite agenten, plural indefinite agenter)
- agent (all senses)
Declension[edit]
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterne |
| genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternes |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French agent, from Latin agēns (“one who acts”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m (plural agenten, diminutive agentje n, feminine agente)
- a police officer
- Toen confisceerde de agent de wiet en rookte het in één keer op.
- Then the police officer confiscated the weed and smoked it all in one go.
- Synonym: politieman
- a police officer of the low(est) rank, constable, junior officer
- Synonym: politieagent
- an undercover agent; intelligence officer, secret agent
- an agent (one who acts on behalf of another)
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, agentis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m (plural agents, feminine agente)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: ajan
Further reading[edit]
- “agent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m (invariable, feminine agente)
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
agent
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agens, genitive agentis
Noun[edit]
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agenter, definite plural agentene)
- an agent
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agens, genitive agentis
Noun[edit]
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agentar, definite plural agentane)
- an agent
References[edit]
- “agent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m pers (diminutive agencik, feminine agentka)
- (espionage) male agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
- Synonyms: szpieg, wywiadowca
- (law) male commission agent (agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name)
- Synonym: ajent
- (business) male representative (company agent)
- Synonym: przedstawiciel
- (acting, literature) male impresario, literary agent
- (espionage) male officer, peeper, secret agent
- Synonyms: cichociemny, tajniak
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- agent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent m (plural agenți, feminine equivalent agentă)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- agent in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent (plural agents)
Verb[edit]
agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past agentit, past participle agentit)
- to act as law agent
References[edit]
- “agent, n. & v. tr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àgent m (Cyrillic spelling а̀гент)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “agent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
agent c
- an agent
Declension[edit]
| Declension of agent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterna |
| Genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternas |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Tatar[edit]
Noun[edit]
agent
- Latin spelling of агент (ağent)
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ-
- English terms derived from Latin
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- English terms with quotations
- en:Computing
- en:Grammar
- en:Gambling
- en:Espionage
- en:People
- en:Systems theory
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan 2-syllable words
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- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Catalan nouns with multiple genders
- Crimean Tatar terms derived from Latin
- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
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- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish lemmas
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- Danish common-gender nouns
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
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- nl:Occupations
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
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- Polish terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Polish/aɡɛnt
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- pl:Espionage
- pl:Law
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- pl:Literature
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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