agents

Meanings

Noun

• an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
  • "their research uncovered new disease agents"
• a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
• a substance that exerts some force or effect
• a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
• any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
• the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• plural of agent

Synonyms

agent, agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent