AGENT

An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

Example: "Their research uncovered new disease agents"

• causal agency
• causal agent
• cause  7

• pressor  9
• vasoconstrictive
• vasoconstrictor  22
• biohazard  24
• • biological agent
  • eliminator  12
  • impairer  12
  • infectious agent
  • infective agent
  • lethal agent
  • motor  7
  • mutagen  10
  • enlivener  12
  • invigorator  15
  • quickener  24
  • relaxer  14
  • represser  11
  • repressor  11
  • retardant  10
  • retardation  12
  • retardent
  • satisfier  12
  • shortener  12
  • stressor  8
  • teratogen  10
  • transmitter  13
  • vector  11
  • weakener  15
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A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

• representative  19

• business agent
• literary agent
• bailee  8
• booker  12
• • booking agent
  • deputy  12
  • surrogate  10
  • employment agent
  • freight agent
  • government agent
  • handler  11
  • mill agent
  • next friend
  • parliamentary agent
  • placeholder  19
  • procurator  14
  • proxy  17
  • purchasing agent
  • intelligence agent
  • intelligence officer
  • operative  14
  • secret agent
  • shipping agent
  • shopper  14
  • special agent
  • talent agent
  • general agent
  • universal agent
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A substance that exerts some force or effect

• causal agency
• causal agent
• cause  7
• substance  13

• antiflatulent
• antifungal  14
• antifungal agent
• antimycotic  20
• • antimycotic agent
  • fungicide  16
  • antimicrobial  19
  • antimicrobic
  • disinfectant  18
  • germicide  15
  • drug  6
  • vermicide  17
  • alkaliser  13
  • alkalizer  22
  • antacid  10
  • antiacid
  • gastric antacid
  • bacteriostat  16
  • blanching agent
  • bleach  13
  • bleaching agent
  • whitener  14
  • chemical agent
  • coagulant  12
  • coagulator  13
  • coolant  9
  • diluent  8
  • dilutant
  • thinner  10
  • emmenagogue  17
  • galactagogue  17
  • hypnagogue
  • hypoglycaemic agent
  • hypoglycemic agent
  • inducer  10
  • lactifuge
  • lactogen
  • mitogen  10
  • nerve agent
  • nerve gas
  • precipitant  17
  • solvating agent
  • viricide  14
  • virucide  14
  • chemoattractant  24
  • hardener  12
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A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

• broker  12
• factor  11

• bourgeois  12
• businessperson  18

• auctioneer  12
• general agent
• insurance agent
• insurance broker
• • underwriter  15
  • investment banker
  • underwriter  15
  • estate agent
  • house agent
  • land agent
  • real estate agent
  • real estate broker
  • ship broker
  • stockbroker  23
  • syndic  12
  • travel agent
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Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

• federal agent

• functionary  19
• official  16

• indian agent
• fed  7
• federal  11
• federal official
• • trustbuster  13
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The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

• agentive role