What does "agent" mean?
Agent: One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor. Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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