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- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An agent is a person who has been given the power to do certain things for another person. Usually, people pay an agent to do these things for them.
Many actors and musicians have agents. Their agents help them get jobs.A travel agent arranged the couple's whole trip to India.- synonyms:
- deputy, representative
- similar words:
- advocate, attorney, negotiator, substitute
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| definition 2: |
An agent is a force that causes something. It makes something happen.
A hurricane can be a powerful agent of destruction.It will take a very strong cleaning agent to get out that stain.- synonyms:
- cause, force, means
- similar words:
- medium, power
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| related words: |
authority, key |
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