AGENT
Scrabble letter values: A1G2E1N1T1 = 6
Definition
- noun an active and efficient cause.
- noun a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations.
- noun a substance that exerts some force or effect.
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission. — synonyms: factor, broker
- noun any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. — synonyms: federal_agent
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. — synonyms: agentive_role
Examples
- “capable of producing a certain effect”
- “their research uncovered new disease agents”