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Meanings of agent in English

Portuguese
intermediário
Catalan
agent de negocis
Spanish
agente

A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.

        intermediário
        Catalan
        agent federal
        Spanish
        agente

        Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau.

              agent federal
              Russian
              агенс
              Catalan
              complement agent
              Spanish
              complemento agente

              In grammar, thematic relation that refers to the cause or initiator of an event.

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                  агенс

                  Agents for Royal Navy.

                        Usage of agent in English
                        1
                        However, there remains a great deal of controversy regarding the optimal agent.
                        Pubmed
                        2
                        One police agent remained in a serious condition in hospital, sources said.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Neither his family nor agent were immediately available for comment late Tuesday.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Our approach will be illustrated through an agent-based model of civil violence.
                        Pubmed
                        5
                        Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the number one infectious agent in the world today.
                        Pubmed
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                        The actress suffered a stroke a few months ago, the agent said.
                        Reuters
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                        Amendment signatures are due by 5 p.m. Friday to agent Wilmington Trust.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Do you know how long the process of finding an agent takes?
                        Pasta Imperfect
                        9
                        Operation Masterpiece, the name another agent gave the Gardner case, was different.
                        Priceless: how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen tr...
                        10
                        It has easy access to all services, according to the selling agent.
                        The Irish Times
                        11
                        The agent relaxed slightly at hearing a question he could deal with.
                        Our little secret
                        12
                        Joanne's agent in New York described a similar phenomenon at her office.
                        The next to die
                        13
                        For example, No 75 has gone sale agreed through agent Felicity Fox.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        To Heather Schroder, agent and friend, for her good work and guidance.
                        Deadfall
                        15
                        Yet British press reports identified Dein as Clichy's agent starting in 2010.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        I think sometimes people forget I used to be a field agent.
                        From hell with love
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                        Translations for agent
                        Russian
                        агенс
                        Agent through the time
                        Agent across language varieties
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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