agent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
their research uncovered new disease agents
Types & categories
- causal agent hypernym
- vasoconstrictor hyponym
- biological agent hyponym
- eliminator hyponym
- impairer hyponym
- infectious agent hyponym
- lethal agent hyponym
- motor hyponym
- mutagen hyponym
- quickener hyponym
- relaxer hyponym
- repressor hyponym
- retardant hyponym
- satisfier hyponym
- shortener hyponym
- stressor hyponym
- teratogen hyponym
- transmitter hyponym
- weakener hyponym
Related & opposite
- agency derivation
Sense 2 noun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Types & categories
- representative hypernym
- business agent hyponym
- literary agent hyponym
- bailee hyponym
- booker hyponym
- surrogate hyponym
- employment agent hyponym
- freight agent hyponym
- government agent hyponym
- handler hyponym
- mill agent hyponym
- next friend hyponym
- parliamentary agent hyponym
- proxy hyponym
- purchasing agent hyponym
- operative hyponym
- shipping agent hyponym
- shopper hyponym
- special agent hyponym
- talent agent hyponym
- general agent hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
Types & categories
- causal agent hypernym
- substance hypernym
- antiflatulent hyponym
- antifungal hyponym
- disinfectant hyponym
- drug hyponym
- vermicide hyponym
- antacid hyponym
- bacteriostat hyponym
- bleaching agent hyponym
- chemical agent hyponym
- coagulant hyponym
- coolant hyponym
- dilutant hyponym
- emmenagogue hyponym
- galactagogue hyponym
- hypnagogue hyponym
- hypoglycemic agent hyponym
- inducer hyponym
- lactifuge hyponym
- lactogen hyponym
- mitogen hyponym
- nerve gas hyponym
- precipitant hyponym
- solvating agent hyponym
- viricide hyponym
Sense 4 noun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Types & categories
- bourgeois hypernym
- auctioneer hyponym
- insurance broker hyponym
- underwriter hyponym
- land agent hyponym
- ship broker hyponym
- stockbroker hyponym
- syndic hyponym
- travel agent hyponym
Parts & wholes
- brokerage member holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Types & categories
- official hypernym
- Indian agent hyponym
- Fed hyponym
- trustbuster hyponym
Related & opposite
- agential derivation
Sense 6 noun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Types & categories
- semantic role hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | agency |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | causal agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasoconstrictor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biological agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eliminator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impairer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infectious agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lethal agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | motor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mutagen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quickener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relaxer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | repressor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retardant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | satisfier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shortener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stressor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | teratogen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | transmitter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weakener |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | delegacy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | agential |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | representative |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | business agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | literary agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bailee |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | booker |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | surrogate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | employment agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | freight agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | government agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | handler |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mill agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | next friend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | parliamentary agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proxy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | purchasing agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | operative |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shipping agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shopper |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | special agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | talent agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | general agent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | causal agent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | substance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | antiflatulent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | antifungal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disinfectant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | drug |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vermicide |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | antacid |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bacteriostat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bleaching agent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical agent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coagulant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coolant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dilutant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | emmenagogue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | galactagogue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypnagogue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypoglycemic agent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inducer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lactifuge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lactogen |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mitogen |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nerve gas |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | precipitant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | solvating agent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | viricide |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | broker |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | agential |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | brokerage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | bourgeois |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | auctioneer |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | insurance broker |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | underwriter |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | land agent |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ship broker |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stockbroker |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | syndic |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | travel agent |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agential |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | official |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Indian agent |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Fed |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trustbuster |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | semantic role |