agent

Plural

agents

1. 1.One who exerts power, or has the power to act.

2. 2.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.
   • Having a good buyer’s agent also means having someone who is knowledgeable about the local real estate market and who has the skills and competence to negotiate with the seller’s agent on your behalf.

3. 3.A person who looks for work for another person and brokers a deal between the hiree and hirer.

4. 4.Someone who works for an intelligence agency: whether an officer or employee thereof or anyone else who agrees to help their efforts (for ideology, for money, as blackmailee, or otherwise).

Overall

Common· #1012

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• factor

Word family

• age