Agent

Agent

See also: agent

English

Etymology

Occupational surname, from agent.

Proper noun

Agent (plural Agents)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Agent is the 33941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Agent is most common among White (72.24%) and Black/African American (23.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Agent”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.

Anagrams

• Tegan, ganté, genta

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Agent m (weak, genitive Agenten, plural Agenten, feminine Agentin)

1. agent (male or of unspecified gender) (intermediary for certain services, such as for artistic performances or public relations)
2. agent, spy (male or of unspecified gender) (person working for a secret service)

Declension

Declension of Agent [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Agent	die	Agenten
genitive	eines	des	Agenten	der	Agenten
dative	einem	dem	Agenten	den	Agenten
accusative	einen	den	Agenten	die	Agenten

Hyponyms

• Doppelagent

Further reading

• “Agent” in Duden online
• “Agent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache