agent
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1. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | participant role, semantic role, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause (noun.communication) |
2. an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, |
| definition | : | any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | biohazard, biological agent, |
| definition | : | any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | eliminator, |
| definition | : | an agent that eliminates something (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | impairer, |
| definition | : | an agent that impairs (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | lethal agent, |
| definition | : | an agent capable of causing death (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | motor, |
| definition | : | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mutagen, |
| definition | : | any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | relaxer, |
| definition | : | any agent that produces relaxation (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | shortener, |
| definition | : | any agent that shortens (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | stressor, |
| definition | : | any agent that causes stress to an organism (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | teratogen, |
| definition | : | any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | transmitter, vector, |
| definition | : | any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | weakener, |
| definition | : | that which weakens or causes a loss of strength (noun.object) |
3. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | bourgeois, businessperson, |
| definition | : | a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | auctioneer, |
| definition | : | an agent who conducts an auction (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ship broker, |
| definition | : | an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | stockbroker, |
| definition | : | an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | syndic, |
| definition | : | one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | travel agent, |
| definition | : | someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers (noun.person) |
4. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | representative, |
| definition | : | a person who represents others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | business agent, |
| definition | : | an agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | literary agent, |
| definition | : | an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bailee, |
| definition | : | the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | booker, booking agent, |
| definition | : | someone who engages a person or company for performances (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | deputy, surrogate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | employment agent, |
| definition | : | someone who runs an employment agency (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | freight agent, |
| definition | : | an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | government agent, |
| definition | : | a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | handler, |
| definition | : | an agent who handles something or someone (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mill agent, |
| definition | : | the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | next friend, |
| definition | : | (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | parliamentary agent, |
| definition | : | a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | purchasing agent, |
| definition | : | an agent who purchases goods or services for another (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shipping agent, |
| definition | : | the agent of a shipowner (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shopper, |
| definition | : | a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | special agent, |
| definition | : | someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | talent agent, |
| definition | : | an agent who represents performers (noun.person) |
5. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | functionary, official, |
| definition | : | a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | indian agent, |
| definition | : | a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | trustbuster, |
| definition | : | a federal agent who engages in trust busting (noun.person) |
6. a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | substance, |
| definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | antiflatulent, |
| definition | : | any agent that reduces intestinal gas (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drug, |
| definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vermicide, |
| definition | : | an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bacteriostat, |
| definition | : | a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chemical agent, |
| definition | : | an agent that produces chemical reactions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | coolant, |
| definition | : | a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | emmenagogue, |
| definition | : | any agent that promotes menstrual discharge (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | galactagogue, |
| definition | : | agent that induces milk secretion (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hypnagogue, |
| definition | : | an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hypoglycaemic agent, hypoglycemic agent, |
| definition | : | any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | inducer, |
| definition | : | an agent capable of activating specific genes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lactifuge, |
| definition | : | any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lactogen, |
| definition | : | any agent that enhances milk production (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mitogen, |
| definition | : | an agent that triggers mitosis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | nerve agent, nerve gas, |
| definition | : | a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | precipitant, |
| definition | : | an agent that causes a precipitate to form (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | solvating agent, |
| definition | : | an agent that converts something into a solvate (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | viricide, virucide, |
| definition | : | an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses (noun.substance) |
7. an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect (noun.object)
| derivation | : | agency, |
| definition | : | the state of being in action or exerting power (noun.state) |
8. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (noun.person)
| derivation | : | broker, |
| definition | : | act as a broker (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | agential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an agent or agency (adj.pert) |
9. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations (noun.person)
| derivation | : | agential, agential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an agent or agency (adj.pert) |
10. an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect (noun.object)
| derivation | : | agency, |
| definition | : | the state of being in action or exerting power (noun.state) |
11. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (noun.person)
| derivation | : | broker, |
| definition | : | act as a broker (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | agential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an agent or agency (adj.pert) |
12. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations (noun.person)
| derivation | : | agential, agential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an agent or agency (adj.pert) |
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