Definitions
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Word origin
From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).
Used in a sentence
“He worked as an agent for the government.”
“Having a good buyer’s agent also means having someone who is knowledgeable about the local real estate market and who has the skills and competence to negotiate with the seller’s agent on your behalf.”
“@Gary, are you a PAP agent? ... =) trying to incite rebellion and revolution on this site so that the govt will have an excuse to take down this site?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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