agent

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  1. noun One that acts or has the power or authority to act.
  2. noun One empowered to act for or represent another: an author's agent; an insurance agent.
  3. noun A means by which something is done or caused; instrument.
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  • "The FBI does not believe the agent was assaulted because of his status as an FBI agent," said Special Agent Mike Brooks. —  Cincinnati.Com - All Local News
  • Picking a family member to be your agent is always a risk, and that risk is more magnified when your that family member's first client. —  SPORTSbyBROOKS
  • Fast forward to today and I find that I audition maybe once or twice a month (my agent is a saint for keeping me on her roster) and I book a few gigs here and there. —  Advertising Age - Homepage
  • But your agent should be able to answer some of the above questions, and make recommendations. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Pushing her back to her agent is as good as washing their hands off the case because even if the police find enough evidence to prosecute, they may not have a witness -- the victim herself.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Latin agēns, agent-, present participle of agere, to do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin agen(t-)s, present participle of agere, drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do, = Greek ἂγειν, lead, conduct, do, = Icelandic aka, drive, = Sanskrit √ aj, drive: see act, etc., and cf. ake, ache, acre.
 

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