German word

Agent

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈgɛnt/

Meaning

  • masculine nounagent

Example

Die Agenten vertreten viele Kunden.

The agents represent many customers.

Illustration for Agent (agent)

More examples

Der Literaturagent verhandelte die Rechte eines Autors.

The literary agent negotiated an author's rights.

Core concept

A person carrying another person's or an organization's interests into meetings, deals, or public dealings.

Common phrases

  • Literaturagent

    literary agent

  • Versicherungsagent

    insurance agent

  • Reiseagent

    travel agent

Similar words

Vertreter: A person who presents a client's views and decisions to others.
Vermittler: A person who brings negotiating parties together to reach an agreement.
Beauftragter: A person officially assigned to perform a particular duty.
Makler: A person who arranges purchases, sales, or insurance for a fee.

Definition in German

Person, die für eine andere Person oder Organisation handelt und deren Interessen nach außen vertritt.

Word origin

Agent comes through French agent from Latin agens, the present participle of agere, meaning a person who acts.

Usage tips

  • Agent is a masculine weak noun: der Agent, des Agenten, and die Agenten.

Other meanings

  • representativenoun
  • intermediarynoun
  • operativenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • Agenturagencynoun
  • Agentinfemale agentnoun

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