agent
See also: Agent
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
- 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:
- 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.
- 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, chapter 11, in An introduction to physiological and systematical botany:
- 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."
- (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, page 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.
- (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.
SynonymsEdit
- (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
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- agent general
- agent noun
- Agent Orange
- agent participle
- agentry
- agentship
- anti-caking agent
- anti-foaming agent
- antibacterial agent
- anticaking 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 termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
one who exerts power
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one who acts in place of another
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active power or cause
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someone who works for an intelligence agency
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computing: part of the system that performs action on behalf of a client or server
grammar: performer of the action in a sentence
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “agent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “agent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
AnagramsEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
NounEdit
agent (definite accusative agenti, plural agentlər)
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of agent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| nominative | agent |
agentlər | ||||||
| definite accusative | agenti |
agentləri | ||||||
| dative | agentə |
agentlərə | ||||||
| locative | agentdə |
agentlərdə | ||||||
| ablative | agentdən |
agentlərdən | ||||||
| definite genitive | agentin |
agentlərin | ||||||
Further readingEdit
- “agent” in Obastan.com.
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agentem, attested from the 14th century.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent m or f (plural agents)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “agent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further readingEdit
- “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.
ChineseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent
Crimean TatarEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
agent
DeclensionEdit
Declension of agent
| nominative | agent |
|---|---|
| genitive | agentniñ |
| dative | agentke |
| accusative | agentni |
| locative | agentte |
| ablative | agentten |
Derived termsEdit
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CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent m anim
- agent, spy (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
- agent, representative (someone who represents a company)
DeclensionEdit
NounEdit
agent m anim or m inan
DeclensionEdit
when animate:
when inanimate:
Related termsEdit
- See akt
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
agent c (singular definite agenten, plural indefinite agenter)
- agent (all senses)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of agent
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterne |
| genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternes |
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French agent, from Latin agēns (“one who acts”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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)
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DescendantsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Middle French agent, from Latin agentem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent m (plural agents, feminine agente)
Derived termsEdit
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DescendantsEdit
- → Turkish: ajan
Further readingEdit
- “agent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English agent.
NounEdit
agent m (invariable, feminine agente)
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
agent
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agens, genitive agentis.
NounEdit
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agenter, definite plural agentene)
- an agent
ReferencesEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agens, genitive agentis.
NounEdit
agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agentar, definite plural agentane)
- an agent
ReferencesEdit
- “agent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Agent,[1][2] from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns. Doublet of agens. First attested in 1609.[3]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
Declension of agent
Derived termsEdit
adjectives
nouns
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adjective
adverbs
nouns
CollocationsEdit
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
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Andrzej Bańkowski (2000) Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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][2], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further readingEdit
- 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
RomanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent m (plural agenți, feminine equivalent agentă)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of agent
Further readingEdit
- agent in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
ScotsEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent (plural agents)
VerbEdit
agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past agentit, past participle agentit)
- to act as law agent
ReferencesEdit
- “agent, n. & v. tr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
àgent m (Cyrillic spelling а̀гент)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of agent
ReferencesEdit
- “agent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
agent c
- an agent
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of agent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | agent | agenten | agenter | agenterna |
| Genitive | agents | agentens | agenters | agenternas |
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
AnagramsEdit
TatarEdit
NounEdit
agent
- Latin spelling of агент (ağent)