English Explanatory Dictionary

agent noun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun that denotes an agent (human or nonhuman) that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "rider" derived from "to ride", or "cutter" derived from "to cut".

Word forms

agent noun agent nouns

Synonyms

nomen agentis

Related words

action noun
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary