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

end

Example Sentences

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The need for inference is expected to surge with the growth of AI agents, or programs that can take instructions and carry out multistep tasks.

From Barron's

Infosys stock rallied after announcing a partnership with Anthropic for AI agents.

From Barron's

Luxury agent Nathaniel Pichon-Getzels, who helms The Getzels Group, notes that Jenner’s “strategy is obviously not driven by urgency,” which may well indicate why she has hesitated to lower her asking price.

From MarketWatch

Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.

From Barron's

A survey of businesses by the central bank’s agents found the increase in pay settlements is expected to average 3.4% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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