agent noun

noun Grammar.

a noun denoting the doer of an action, as editor or jogger.

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Nearby words

agenesis, agenitalism, agenize, agenosomia, agent, agent noun, agent of production, agent orange, agent provocateur, agent-general, agential

Origin of agent noun

First recorded in 1875–80

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