ˈeɪdʒənt n. 1 a a
person who acts
for another in
business,
politics, etc. (estate agent;
insurance agent). b a
spy. 2 a a person or
thing that exerts
power or produces an
effect. b
the cause of a
natural force or effect on
matter (oxidizing agent). c
such a force or effect. øagent-general a
representative of an
Australian State or Canadian
province, usu. in London. øøagential adj. [L agentpart. stem of agere do]