Added 9 October 2026
agent
/ˈeɪ̯d͡ʒənt/ noun
In Latin: actor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
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One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.
He worked as an agent for the government.
- A person who looks for work for another person and brokers a deal between the hiree and hirer.
Origin
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
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