agent noun

agent noun

English

Noun

agent noun (plural agent nouns)

1. (grammar) A noun that denotes an agent that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "rider" derived from "to ride", or "cutter" derived from "to cut".

   The agent noun 'cutter' means a person who cuts, or a thing that is made to or is able to cut something.

Synonyms

• nomen agentis

Translations

noun that denotes an agent

Finnish: tekijännimi (fi) French: nom d'agent (fr) m German: Nomen agentis Hungarian: cselekvőnév Italian: nome d'agente m

Latin: nomen agentis n Persian: اسم فاعل‎ (esm e fâ'el) Russian: отглаго́льное существи́тельное (ru) n (otglagólʹnoje suščestvítelʹnoje) Spanish: nombre de agente m

See also

• action noun