agent
One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
Noun 4 meanings
One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
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.
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).
Etymology
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
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AGENT at a glance
AGENT has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,576 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with agent
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- ANENT5
- AMENT7
- AGENE6
- AHENT8
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