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agent

Pronunciation: /aːˈɣɛnt/

“agent” is a Dutch word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a police officer
  2. a police officer of the low(est) rank, constable, junior officer
  3. an undercover agent; intelligence officer, secret agent
  4. a broker
  5. a middleman, surrogate

Etymology

Borrowed from French agent, from Latin agēns (“one who acts”).

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