(agent)

Definition of (agent) in English English dictionary
Agent Orange: a herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in Vietnam
FBI agent: An employee of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation; an investigator with jurisdiction in matters crossing US state lines
agent: In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans
agent: An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent
agent: One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor
agent: One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor
Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. --Dryden.
agent: The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy"
agent noun: A noun that denotes an agent who does the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "cutter" derived from "to cut"
The agent noun 'cutter' means a person who cuts or thing that cuts.
agent nouns: plural form of agent noun
agent participle: A verb form in some (e.g. Finno-Ugric) languages that allows the property of something being a target of an action to be formatted as an adjective-like attribute
agent participles: plural form of agent participle
agent provocateur: A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker
anti-caking agent: alternative spelling of anticaking agent
anti-foaming agent: Any food additive added to prevent excessive effervescence
anticaking agent: any substance added to another product to prevent it from forming lumps
bargain agent: A labor union designated by an appropriate government agency or recognized by the employer as the exclusive representative of all employees in the bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining
bleaching agent: Any substance added to a product in order to whiten it; a bleach
blowing agent: an expanding agent used to produce a gas by chemical or thermal action, or both, in the manufacture of hollow or cellular materials
casting agent: A person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in the entertainment business
chelating agent: Any compound that reacts with a metal ion to produce a chelate
chemical agent: any noxious substance intended for use in military or police operations
chemotherapeutic agent: A pharmacological agent that is known to be of use in the treatment of cancer
colour retention agent: any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking
double agent: A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are truthfully working for the other/ passing information to the other
double-agent: Attributive form of double agent
double-agent care.
drying agent: Any compound that has an affinity for water such that it will extract it from other materials; a desiccant
estate agent: A land bailiff
estate agent: A person or company who acts in the sale, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another
firming agent: Any food additive added to react with pectin and give the food product a stronger structure
flour treatment agent: A food additive added to flour in order to improve its properties
foaming agent: Any substance that will produce a foam under specified conditions
free agent: A professional athlete who is free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team
free agent: A person who acts freely, or without constraint to a higher power
gelling agent: any substance added to a food product to provide the texture of a gel
glazing agent: Any food additive added to produce a shiny protective coating
improving agent: any substance added to flour in order to improve some aspect of its performance
leavening agent: Any organism or substance used to make baked goods rise
lifting agent: the substance that creates the buoyancy of a balloon or other airship; normally hydrogen, helium or hot air
literary agent: A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same
multi-agent system: A system composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents, capable of solving problems which are difficult or impossible for an individual agent or monolithic system to solve
multi-agent systems: plural form of multi-agent system
nerve agent: Alternative name of nerve gas
oxidizing agent: Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced
pharmacological agent: A biologically active substance applied pharmacologically to the body for their therapeutic effects on one or more tissues or organs
press agent: A person who organizes the publicity for a firm or organization, and acts as an intermediary with the press and other media
purchasing agent: A person or group whose job is to buy equipment, supplies, inventory, or other assets for a business or other organization
The newspaper claims to have “confirmed” that Humayun Khan’s family import-export business, Pakland Corp., was a purchasing agent for Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
raising agent: any substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes them rise when cooked; a leavening
reducing agent: Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized
road agent: A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them
The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.
road-agent: Alternative spelling of road agent
secret agent: A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
select agent: A pathogen or biological toxin which has been declared to have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety
shopping agent: shopping bot
thickening agent: any substance used to increase viscosity, especially of a food product
transfer agent: An entity designated by a publicly-traded corporation to keep track of the ownership of the corporation's stocks and bonds
travel agent: Alternative form of travel agency
travel agent: A consultant who arranges personal travel and accommodation for travellers
triple agent: A spy who works for three opposing sides, such that each side thinks the spy works for them alone
triple agent: A spy who pretends to be a double agent for one side, while he or she is truthfully a double agent for the other side
user agent: The client application used with a particular network protocol, such as http: or ftp:
wetting agent: a substance, such as a surfactant, that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread across, and penetrate the surface of a solid
chelating agent: An organic sequestering agent used to inactivate hard water and other metallic ions in water Additives in detergents for inactivating the minerals in water that interfere with cleaning Ingredients include ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), NTA and sodium citrate
agent: {n} a substitute or dealer for another, any active power or cause
ad agent: advertisement agent
undrafted free agent: (Spor) An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of sportsperson who plays, or attempts to play, in a professional sports league. As a matter of technicality, every eligible person not selected in the league's draft, is considered an undrafted sportsperson. However, many of those players never attempt to sign with a franchise or team. A number of undrafted sportspersons do pursue employment opportunities with their league of choice. As these players are all considered unrestricted free agents, they are sometimes identified simply as an "undrafted free agent" and are free to sign with any team they choose