1. A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
   "The literary agent negotiated a lucrative book deal for her client"
    
2. An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
   "their research uncovered new disease agents"
    
3. A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
   "The agent negotiated the sale of the property";
   - factor, broker
    
4. Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
   "The federal agent from the FBI interviewed witnesses at the crime scene";
   - federal agent
    
5. A substance that exerts some force or effect
   "The cleaning agent removed the stain easily"
    
6. The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
   "In 'John opened the door,' 'John' has the agent";
   - agentive role
    
7. (computing) an autonomous software entity, esp. AI-based, designed to perform tasks or make decisions on behalf of users or other programs
   "The chatbot uses an intelligent agent to understand and respond to customer queries"
    
8. (computing) a specialized AI model or system designed to perform specific tasks or solve particular problems, often with defined goals and capabilities
   "The company deployed a customer service agent trained on their product database"

Derived forms: agents

Type of: bourgeois, businessperson, causal agency, causal agent, cause, functionary, official, participant role, rep [informal], representative, semantic role

Part of: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm

Encyclopedia: Agent