Meaning & use
agent
A person authorized to act on behalf of another person, business, or organization.
See it in a sentence
Her literary agent negotiated a favorable contract with the publishing house.
The real estate agent showed us three houses in the neighborhood we wanted.
A note on using this word
Agent can also refer to a spy, as in secret agent, or to a substance that produces an effect, as in cleaning agent.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A substance or force that produces a particular chemical, physical, or biological effect.
Chlorine is commonly used as a cleaning agent to disinfect swimming pools.
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