Agent

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf 1.2 a person or thing that acts or has the power to act. 1.3 a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results 1.4 an active cause; an efficient cause. 1.5 a person who works for or manages an agency. 1.6 a person who acts in an official capacity for a government or private agency, as a guard, detective, or spy 1.7 a person responsible for a particular action 1.8 Grammar . a form or construction, usually a noun or noun phrase, denoting an animate being that performs or causes the action expressed by the verb, as the police in The car was found by the police. 1.9 Indian agent. 1.10 a representative of a business firm, esp. a traveling salesperson; canvasser; solicitor. 1.11 Chemistry . a substance that causes a reaction. 1.12 Pharmacology . a drug or chemical capable of eliciting a biological response. 1.13 Pathology . any microorganism capable of causing disease. 1.14 British . a campaign manager; an election agent. 2 Adjective 2.1 acting; exerting power ( opposed to patient ). 3 Verb (used with object) 3.1 to represent (a person or thing) as an agent; act as an agent for 4 Antonyms 4.1 noun 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun

Noun

a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf

Our agent in Hong Kong will ship the merchandise. A best-selling author needs a good agent.

a person or thing that acts or has the power to act.

a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results

Many insects are agents of fertilization.

an active cause; an efficient cause.

a person who works for or manages an agency.

a person who acts in an official capacity for a government or private agency, as a guard, detective, or spy

an FBI agent; the secret agents of a foreign power.

a person responsible for a particular action

Who was the agent of this deed?

Grammar . a form or construction, usually a noun or noun phrase, denoting an animate being that performs or causes the action expressed by the verb, as the police in The car was found by the police.

Indian agent.

a representative of a business firm, esp. a traveling salesperson; canvasser; solicitor.

Chemistry . a substance that causes a reaction.

Pharmacology . a drug or chemical capable of eliciting a biological response.

Pathology . any microorganism capable of causing disease.

British . a campaign manager; an election agent.

Adjective

acting; exerting power ( opposed to patient ).

Verb (used with object)

to represent (a person or thing) as an agent; act as an agent for

to agent a manuscript; Who agented that deal?

Antonyms

noun

chief , principal

Synonyms

noun

abettor , actor , advocate , ambassador , assignee , assistant , attorney , broker , commissioner , delegate , deputy , doer , emissary , envoy , executor , factor , factotum , functionary , go-between , handler , intermediary , lawyer , mediary , middleperson , minister , mover , negotiator , officer , operative , operator , principal , proctor , promoter , proxy , representative , salesperson , servant , steward , substitute , surrogate , ten percenter , worker , cause , channel , force , means , medium , organ , power , vehicle , agency , instrument , instrumentality , instrumentation , mechanism , agent provocateur , bailiff , canvasser , coefficient , commissary , dragoman , dummy , facilitator , fiduciary , front , nark , ombudsman , panderer , plenipotentiary , procurator , procurer , seller , solicitor , spy , syndic , trustee , underwriter , vicar , vicegerent