agent

CEFRB1

/ˈeɪ̯d͡ʒənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who represents another person or organization.

  2. 02

    noun

    A substance or force that causes a change.

Examples

  • In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent right away.

  • In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈeɪ̯d͡ʒənt] ~ [ˈeɪ̯d͡ʒn̩t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who looks for work for another person and brokers a deal between the hiree and hirer.

  2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

  3. One who exerts power, or has the power to act.

More examples

In context

  • Our agent in New York deals with all US sales.

  • He worked as an agent for the government.

  • @Gary, are you a PAP agent? ... =) trying to incite rebellion and revolution on this site so that the govt will have an excuse to take down this site?

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Origin

noun

From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).