agent
English
Etymology
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/, /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɛnt/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
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
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- 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.
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- 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
- (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
- (grammar): patient, recipient, undergoer
Derived terms
- agent general
- agent noun
- Agent Orange
- agent participle
- agentry
- agentship
- antibacterial agent
- anti-caking agent
- anticaking agent
- anti-foaming agent
- antimicrobial agent
- bargain agent
- binding agent
- bleaching agent
- blowing agent
- bonding agent
- book agent
- casting agent
- catalytic agent
- change agent
- chelating agent
- chemical agent
- clarifying agent
- cleaning agent
- clearing agent
- coating agent
- colour retention agent
- contract agent
- contrast agent
- crown agent
- double agent
- dry agent
- drying agent
- estate agent
- firming agent
- flavoring/flavouring agent
- flour treatment agent
- foaming agent
- foreign agent
- free agent
- gelling agent
- glazing agent
- improving agent
- Indian agent
- infeasible agent
- innocent agent
- intelligence agent
- intelligent agent
- land agent
- law agent
- leavening agent
- lifting agent
- mail user agent
- multi-agent system
- nerve agent
- nettle agent
- oxidising agent
- oxidizing agent
- parliamentary agent
- press agent
- principal-agent problem
- processing agent
- purchasing agent
- raising agent
- reducing agent
- road-agent
- road agent
- secret agent
- select agent
- service agent
- shipping agent
- shopping agent
- sleeper agent
- sourcing agent
- special agent
- structuring agent
- teachable agent
- thickening agent
- transfer agent
- travel agent
- triple agent
- user agent
- voluntary agent
- wetting agent
- whitening agent
Related terms
- act
- action
- agency
Translations
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See also
- proxy
Further reading
- 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
- Tegan, ganté, genta
Azerbaijani
Noun
agent (definite accusative agenti, plural agentlər)
- agent
Declension
Declension of agent | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | agent | agentlər | ||||||
definite accusative | agenti | agentləri | ||||||
dative | agentə | agentlərə | ||||||
locative | agentdə | agentlərdə | ||||||
ablative | agentdən | agentlərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | agentin | agentlərin |
Possessive forms of agent | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentim | agentlərim | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentin | agentlərin | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agenti | agentləri | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimiz | agentlərimiz | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentiniz | agentləriniz | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agenti or agentləri | agentləri | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentimi | agentlərimi | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentini | agentlərini | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agentini | agentlərini | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimizi | agentlərimizi | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentinizi | agentlərinizi | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agentini or agentlərini | agentlərini | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentimə | agentlərimə | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentinə | agentlərinə | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agentinə | agentlərinə | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimizə | agentlərimizə | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentinizə | agentlərinizə | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agentinə or agentlərinə | agentlərinə | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentimdə | agentlərimdə | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentində | agentlərində | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agentində | agentlərində | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimizdə | agentlərimizdə | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentinizdə | agentlərinizdə | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agentində or agentlərində | agentlərində | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentimdən | agentlərimdən | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentindən | agentlərindən | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agentindən | agentlərindən | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimizdən | agentlərimizdən | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentinizdən | agentlərinizdən | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agentindən or agentlərindən | agentlərindən | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | agentimin | agentlərimin | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | agentinin | agentlərinin | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | agentinin | agentlərinin | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | agentimizin | agentlərimizin | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | agentinizin | agentlərinizin | ||||||
onların (“their”) | agentinin or agentlərinin | agentlərinin |
Further reading
- “agent” in Obastan.com.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin agēns, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əˈʒent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈʒen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒent/
Noun
agent m or f (plural agents)
- agent
Derived terms
- agent doble
- agent secret
Related terms
- agència
References
- “agent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “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.
Chinese
Etymology
From English agent.
Pronunciation
Noun
agent
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) sales agent
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Latin agentis (“acting”).
Noun
agent
- agent
Declension
nominative | agent |
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genitive | agentniñ |
dative | agentke |
accusative | agentni |
locative | agentte |
ablative | agentten |
Derived terms
- agentlik
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɡɛnt]
Noun
agent m
- agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
Related terms
- See akt
- agentura
Further reading
- agent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- agent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- agent in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Latin agēns.
Noun
agent c (singular definite agenten, plural indefinite agenter)
- agent (all senses)
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterne |
genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternes |
Synonyms
- spion
Derived terms
- agentfilm
- agent provocateur
- agentroman
- agentur
- dobbeltagent
- efterretningsagent
- generalagent
- handelsagent
- politiagent
See also
- agens
- kommissionær
- repræsentant
- subjekt
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French agent, from Latin agēns (“one who acts”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈɣɛnt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: a‧gent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
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)
- a broker
- Synonym: makelaar
- a middleman, surrogate
- a broker
Derived terms
- agentschap
- beursagent
- verzekeringsagent
- wisselagent
Related terms
- agens
Descendants
- Afrikaans: agent
- → Caribbean Javanese: akhèn
- → Indonesian: agen
Anagrams
- gaten
French
Etymology
From Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, agentis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʒɑ̃/
audio (file)
Noun
agent m (plural agents, feminine agente)
- agent
Derived terms
- agent de police
- agent de quartier
- agent de sécurité
- agent double
- agent immobilier
- agent orange
- agent provocateur
- agent secret
- complément d'agent
- nom d'agent
Related terms
- agence
Descendants
- → Turkish: ajan
Further reading
- “agent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- étang
- gante, ganté
- géant
- gênât
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English agent.
Noun
agent m (invariable, feminine agente)
- agent
Anagrams
- tange, tenga
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡent/, [ˈäɡɛn̪t̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒent/, [ˈäːd͡ʒen̪t̪]
Verb
agent
- third-person plural future active indicative of agō
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin agens, genitive agentis.
Noun
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agenter, definite plural agentene)
- an agent
References
- “agent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “agent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin agens, genitive agentis.
Noun
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agentar, definite plural agentane)
- an agent
References
- “agent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Agent,[1][2] from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns. Doublet of agens. First attested in 1609.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɛnt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɡɛnt
- Syllabification: a‧gent
Noun
agent m pers (diminutive agencik or agenciak, feminine agentka)
- (espionage) agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
- Synonyms: szpieg, wywiadowca
- (law) commission agent (agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name)
- Synonym: ajent
- (business) representative (company agent)
- Synonym: przedstawiciel
- (acting, literature) impresario, literary agent
- agent literacki ― a literary agent
- (espionage) officer, peeper, secret agent
- Synonyms: cichociemny, tajniak
- (Middle Polish) legal defense assistant [from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 18th century][3]
- agent trybunału ― a tribunal assistant
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | agent | agenci |
genitive | agenta | agentów |
dative | agentowi | agentom |
accusative | agenta | agentów |
instrumental | agentem | agentami |
locative | agencie | agentach |
vocative | agencie | agenci |
Derived terms
- agenturalny
- agenturowy
- agentura
- podwójny agent
Related terms
- agencyjny
- agencyjnie
- agenturalnie
- agencja
- agenda
- agendka
- agens
- agenturalność
- agenturka
Collocations
- (espionage):
- tajny agent ― a secret agent
- domniemany agent ― an alleged agent
- rzekomy agent ― a supposed agent
- sowiecki/radziecki agent ― a soviet agent
- potrójny agent ― a triple agent
- ukryty agent ― a hidden agent
- prawdziwy/rzeczywisty agent ― a real agent
- anonimowy agent ― an anonymous agent
- uzbrojony agent ― an armed agent
- potencjalny agent ― a potential agent
- zachodni agent ― a wester agent
- lista agentów ― a list of agent
- pseudonimy agentów ― agents' pseudonyms
- spis agentów ― an index of agent
- przygoda agenta ― a agent's adventures
- rola agenta ― the role of an agent
- życie agenta ― the life of an agent
- nazwisko agenta ― an agent's last name
- akta/teczka agenta ― an agent's briefcase/file/folder/portfolio/suitcase/dossier
- robota/praca agenta ― an agent's work
- agent wywiadu ― an intelligence agent
- agent kontrwywiadu ― a counterintelligence agent
- agent wpływu ― a agent of influence
- szukać agenta ― to look for an agent
- tropić agentów ― to track agents
- ujawniać/ujawnić agentów ― to expose an agent
- zrobić agenta z kogoś ― to make an agent (out) of something
- (a representative):
- za pośrednictwem agentów ― by an agent
- imperialistyczny agent ― an imperialist agent
- podstawiony agent ― a substitute agent
- płatny agent ― a paid agent
- długoletni agent ― a long-term agent
- emerytowany agent ― a retired agent
- dawny agent ― a former agent
- cenny agent ― a valued agent
- policyjny agent ― a police agent
- wyszkolony agent ― a trained agent
- obcy/zagraniczny agent ― a foreign agent
- doświadczony agent ― an experienced agent
- dzielny agent ― a brave agent
- komunistyczny agent ― a communist agent
- specjalny agent ― a special agent
- cywilny agent ― a civil agent
- czołowy agent ― a head/lead agent
- najważniejszy agent ― the most important agent
- słynny agent ― a famous agent
- miejscowy agent ― a local agent
- najlepszy agent ― the best agent
- nowy agent ― a new agent
- dobry agent ― a good agent
- agent ubezpieczeniowy ― an insurance agent
- agent imperialistyczny ― an imperialist agent
- agent federalny ― a federal agent
- agent celny ― a customs agent
- agent transferowy ― a transfer agent
- agent pracujący gdzieś ― an agent working somewhere
- agent ulokowany gdzieś ― an agent located somewhere
- agent policyjny ― a police agent
- agent dyplomatyczny ― a diplomatic agent
- agent reklamowy ― an advertising agent
- agent handlowy ― a trade agent
- agent turystyczny ― a tourist agent
- agent operacyjny ― an operative agent
- agent filmowy ― a film agent
- agent rządowy ― a government agent
- meldunek agenta ― agent check-in
- siatka/sieć agentów ― a network of agent
- grupa agentów ― a group of agent
- raport agenta ― an agent's report
- sprawa agentów ― an agents' case/matter/issue
- zdanie agenta ― a agent's task
- zachowanie agenta ― a agent's behavior
- agent bezpieki ― a secret police agent
- agent gestapo ― a gestapo agent
- agent imperializmu ― an agent of imperialism
- agent policji ― a police agent
- agent ochrony ― a defence agent
- agent nieruchomości ― a real-estate agent
- agent biura ― an office agent
- agent wroga ― a agent of the enemy
- agent szatana ― a agent of Satan
- agent rządu ― a government agent
- agent handlu ― a trade agent
- agent bezpieczeństwa ― a security agent
- werbować agenta ― to recruit an agent
- przekazać agentowi ― to communicate/pass along (something) to an agent
- agenci rządzą ― agents operate/run (something)
- agent sprawdza ― a agent checks something
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Andrzej Bańkowski (2000) Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
- Teresa Sokołowska (21.05.2009), “AGENT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further reading
- agent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “agient”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “agent”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
Romanian
Alternative forms
- aghent
Etymology
From French agent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈdʒent]
Noun
agent m (plural agenți, feminine equivalent agentă)
- agent
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) agent | agentul | (niște) agenți | agenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) agent | agentului | (unor) agenți | agenților |
vocative | agentule | agenților |
Further reading
- agent in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots
Alternative forms
- awgent
Etymology
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːdʒənt/, /ˈɑː-/
Noun
agent (plural agents)
- (law) solicitor
Verb
agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past agentit, past participle agentit)
- to act as law agent
References
- “agent, n. & v. tr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎɡent/
- Hyphenation: a‧gent
Noun
àgent m (Cyrillic spelling а̀гент)
- agent
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | àgent | agenti |
genitive | agenta | àgenātā |
dative | agentu | agentima |
accusative | agenta | agente |
vocative | agente | agenti |
locative | agentu | agentima |
instrumental | agentom | agentima |
References
- “agent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
agent c
- an agent
Declension
Declension of agent | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterna |
Genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternas |
Related terms
- agentfilm
- agentkontor
- agentprovision
- agentroman
- agentskap
- agentur
- agentverksamhet
- handelsagent
See also
- aktör
- ombud
References
- agent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- agnet, genat, tagen, tagne
Tatar
Noun
agent
- Latin spelling of агент (ağent)