DICTOMETER

AGENT

(agent, agente, represantante, representant, virkemiddel)

1. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   Definitions:
   • an active and efficient cause
   • capable of producing a certain effect
   Examples:
   • Their research uncovered new disease agents
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   Definitions:
   • a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   Definitions:
   • a substance that exerts some force or effect
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   • Factor
   • Broker
   Definitions:
   • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   • Federal agent
   Definitions:
   • any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Agentive role
   • Agent
   Definitions:
   • the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause