agent
Nouns
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(n) an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
- their research uncovered new disease agents
- (n) a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
- (n) a substance that exerts some force or effect
- (n) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission broker, factor,
- (n) any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau federal agent,
- (n) the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause agentive role,