agent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ Hyphenation: a‧gent === Noun === agent (plural agents) One who exerts power, or has the power to act. (law) 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. A person who looks for work for another person and brokers a deal between the hiree and hirer. 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). Paragraph 4, Public Prosecutor v Yue Mun Yew Gary [2012] SGHC 188 @Gary, are you a PAP agent? ... =) trying to incite rebellion and revolution on this site so that the govt will have an excuse to take down this site? An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect. (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". Antonym: patient Coordinate terms: subject, object; rheme, theme Near-synonym: doer (gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff. (usually US, capitalized) A respectful term of address for an agent, especially a non-police law enforcement agent. ==== Synonyms ==== (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 ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “grammar”): patient, recipient, undergoer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “agent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “agent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Tegan, ganté, genta == Azerbaijani == === Noun === agent (definite accusative agenti, plural agentlər) agent ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “agent” in Obastan.com. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin agentem. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈʒen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈʒent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈd͡ʒent] === Noun === agent m or f by sense (plural agents) agent ==== Derived terms ==== agent doble agent secret ==== Related terms ==== agència === References === === Further reading === “agent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “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. == Chinese == === Etymology === From English agent. === Pronunciation === === Noun === agent (Hong Kong Cantonese) sales agent == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Latin agentis (“acting”). === Noun === agent agent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== agentlik === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Czech == === Etymology === First attested in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaɡɛnt] === Noun === agent m anim agent, spy (someone who works for an intelligence agency) agent, representative (someone who represents a company) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === agent m anim or m inan (computing) agent (program that acts on someone's behalf) ==== Declension ==== when animate: when inanimate: ==== Related terms ==== See akt === References === === Further reading === “agent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “agent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “agent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin agēns. === Noun === agent c (singular definite agenten, plural indefinite agenter) agent (all senses) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== spion ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === agens kommissionær repræsentant subjekt === References === “agent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French agent, from Latin agēns (“one who acts”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːˈɣɛnt/ Hyphenation: agent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === agent m (plural agenten, diminutive agentje n, feminine agente) a police officer 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) a broker Synonym: makelaar a middleman, surrogate ==== Derived terms ==== agentschap beursagent veiligheidsagent verzekeringsagent wisselagent ==== Related terms ==== agens ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: agent → Caribbean Javanese: akhèn → Indonesian: agen === Anagrams === gaten == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French agent, from Latin agentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʒɑ̃/ === Noun === agent m (plural agents, feminine agente) agent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== agence ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: ajan → Persian: آژان (âžân) === Further reading === “agent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === étang gante, ganté géant gênât == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English agent. === Noun === agent m (invariable, feminine agente) agent === Anagrams === tange, tenga == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish agent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɛnt/ Rhymes: -aɡɛnt Syllabification: a‧gent === Noun === agent m inan (female equivalent agentka) (espionage) agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency) Synonym: szpijona (business) representative (company agent) Synonyms: przedstawicél, przedstôwca ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “agent”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “agent”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[4] “agent”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.ɡɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.d͡ʒent] === Verb === agent third-person plural future active indicative of agō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin agens, genitive agentis. === Noun === agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agenter, definite plural agentene) an agent === References === “agent” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “agent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin agens, genitive agentis. === Noun === agent m (definite singular agenten, indefinite plural agentar, definite plural agentane) an agent === References === “agent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Agent. Doublet of agens. First attested in 1609. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɛnt/ Rhymes: -aɡɛnt Syllabification: a‧gent === Noun === agent m pers (female equivalent agentka, diminutive agencik or agenciak) (espionage) agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency) Synonyms: szpieg, wywiadowca 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] agent trybunału ― a tribunal assistant ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === 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 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === aghent === Etymology === Borrowed from French agent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈdʒent] === Noun === agent m (plural agenți, feminine equivalent agentă) agent ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “agent”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Scots == === Alternative forms === awgent === Etymology === From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːdʒənt/, /ˈɑː-/ === Noun === agent (plural agents) (law) solicitor === Verb === agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past and past participle agentit) to act as law agent === References === “agent, n. & v. tr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǎɡent/ Hyphenation: a‧gent === Noun === àgent m anim (Cyrillic spelling а̀гент) agent ==== Declension ==== === References === “agent”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈɡɛnːt/ === Noun === agent c an agent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== aktör ombud === References === agent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) === Anagrams === agnet, genat, tagen, tagne == Tatar == === Noun === agent Latin spelling of агент (ağent)