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Noun agent has 6 senses
- agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
--1 is a kind of causal agent, cause, causal agency
--1 has particulars:
- agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
--2 is a kind of causal agent, cause, causal agency
--2 has particulars: | | antiflatulent; antifungal, antifungal agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic agent; blocker, blocking agent; disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial; drug; vermicide; antacid, gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid; bacteriostat; bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener; chemical agent; coagulant, coagulator; coolant; dilutant, diluent, thinner; emmenagogue; galactagogue; hypnagogue; hypoglycemic agent, hypoglycaemic agent; inducer; lactifuge; lactogen; mitogen; nerve gas, nerve agent; precipitant; solvating agent; viricide, virucide |
- agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
--3 is a kind of representative
--3 has particulars:
- agent, factor, broker - a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
--4 is a kind of businessperson, bourgeois
--4 is a member of brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
--4 has particulars:
- agent, federal agent - any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
--5 is a kind of official, functionary
--5 has particulars:
- agentive role, agent - the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause
--6 is a kind of semantic role, participant role
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