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# agent

«agent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person whose job is to act for someone else, such as a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an agent, agents)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An agent is a person whose job is to act for someone else, such as a travel agent, an estate agent or a football player's agent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#m1)

2) A secret agent is a spy who works secretly for a country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#m2)

3) In science, an agent is something that causes a change: a cleaning agent, a raising agent in baking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#m3)

4) A free agent is someone who can do what they like, not tied to anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#m4)

5) A character in an old tale, human or supernatural, can be an agent who makes things happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories secret agents go on missions and use gadgets. In everyday life people visit a travel agent to book holidays or an estate agent to buy a house. In science and cooking, baking powder is a raising agent that makes cakes rise. Phrases: travel agent, estate agent (UK), real estate agent (USA), secret agent, free agent, cleaning agent.

### examples

- The secret agent sent a coded message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x1)
- We booked our holiday through a travel agent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x2)
- The estate agent showed us around the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x3)
- The famous player's agent asked for more money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x4)
- Baking powder is a raising agent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x5)
- Bleach is a strong cleaning agent, so keep it away from children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x6)
- Now that school is over, I'm a free agent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x7)
- I'm kind of a house agent, also a manager of funerals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/#x8)

### note

"An agent" (it starts with a vowel sound). Plural: agents. Agency = the company an agent works for. The g is soft like j: "AY-jent".

### In the corpora

- [An estate agent helps sell houses, and viewings are when people who might buy come to look round.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/9/)
- [Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/21/)
- [Running water is the most powerful agent of erosion on Earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/52-weathering-and-erosion/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «agent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/agent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.