Counteragent


[ey-juh nt] /ˈeɪ dʒənt/

noun
1.
a person or business authorized to act on another’s behalf:
Our agent in Hong Kong will ship the merchandise. A best-selling author needs a good agent.
2.
a person or thing that acts or has the power to act.
3.
a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results:
Many insects are agents of fertilization.
4.
an active cause; an efficient cause.
5.
a person who works for or manages an .
6.
a person who acts in an official capacity for a government or private , as a guard, detective, or spy:
an FBI agent; the secret agents of a foreign power.
7.
a person responsible for a particular action:
Who was the agent of this deed?
8.
Grammar. a form or construction, usually a noun or noun phrase, denoting an animate being that performs or causes the action expressed by the verb, as the police in The car was found by the police.
9.
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10.
a representative of a business firm, especially a traveling salesperson; canvasser; solicitor.
11.
Chemistry. a substance that causes a reaction.
12.
Pharmacology. a drug or chemical capable of eliciting a biological response.
13.
Pathology. any microorganism capable of causing disease.
14.
British. a campaign manager; an election agent.
adjective
15.
acting; exerting power (opposed to ).
verb (used with object)
16.
to represent (a person or thing) as an agent; act as an agent for:
to agent a manuscript; Who agented that deal?
/ˈeɪdʒənt/
noun
1.
a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government, etc; representative
2.
a person or thing that acts or has the power to act
3.
a phenomenon, substance, or organism that exerts some force or effect: a chemical agent
4.
the means by which something occurs or is achieved; instrument: wind is an agent of plant pollination
5.
a person representing a business concern, esp a travelling salesman
6.
(Brit) short for estate agent
7.
short for secret agent
n.

late 15c., “one who acts,” from Latin agentem (nominative agens) “effective, powerful,” present participle of agere “to set in motion, drive, lead, conduct” (see act (n.)). Meaning “any natural force or substance which produces a phenomenon” is from 1550s. Meaning “deputy, representative” is from 1590s. Sense of “spy, secret agent” is attested by 1916.
adj.

1610s, from agent (n.).

agent a·gent (ā’jənt)
n.
A force or substance, such as a chemical, that causes a change.
agent
(ā’jənt)
A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect. Compare reagent.

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