agent
noun
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- verb
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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
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Sense 2 noun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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Sense 3 noun
a substance that exerts some force or effect
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Sense 4 noun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
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Sense 5 noun
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
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Sense 6 noun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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| 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 |