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agent

[ey-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /
NOUN
person representing an organization or person in business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistant broker commissioner deputy handler lawyer minister officer operative operator promoter representative worker
STRONG
abettor actor advocate ambassador assignee attorney delegate doer emissary envoy executor factor factotum functionary go-between intermediary mover negotiator principal proctor proxy salesperson servant steward substitute surrogate
WEAK
mediary middleperson ten percenter
NOUN
power, instrument for achievement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force
STRONG
cause channel factor means medium organ power vehicle
Antonyms
STRONG
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Example Sentences

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After three years of stage work in the early 1960s, he asked an agent how he could get into film.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ackman said its board would also be "refreshed" to include US talent agent and former Walt Disney Company president Michael Ovitz.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The IRS says these audits can taken an agent more than 250 hours to complete.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Treasury Department is announcing Monday that it has designated BNY as a financial agent to manage the initial accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Their contact, a former Confederate agent, Mrs. Quesenberry, had a place about half an hour away on foot.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson