agent
Acts for another
The many meanings of agent might be summarized as person in charge or doer, and range from general (one who acts, rather than being acted upon) to particular (one who represents an agency).
The idea of representation is pervasive, where an organization or other entity is implied by the existence of an agent, or named (real estate agent, FBI agent).
Covert information gatherer
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- handlerOne who manages something
- operativeCovert field agent
- sleeperOne at rest
intelligence · infiltration · covert · undercover · CIA · MI6 · KGB · Mossad
Entrust authority to another
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
proxy · broker · intermediary · liaison · negotiator · spokesperson · advocate · go-between
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- talentInborn aptitude
- castingShaping through liquid form
- auditionTrial performance for selection
manager · contract · Hollywood · Bollywood · client · roster · representation · deal
Reasoned case or dispute
- subjectMatter under discussion
- doerPerson who acts
- actorOne who portrays characters
- patientAble to wait calmly
case · nominative · volition · agentive · causative · transitive · voice · passive
Agent enabling change
- forceStrength or compulsion
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- driverVehicle operator
factor · trigger · stimulus · impetus · means · vehicle · influence · instigator
Substance with defined composition
- catalystAgent enabling change
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
disinfectant · bleach · detergent · surfactant · additive · preservative · emulsifier · bactericide
spy
Covert information gatherer
sleeper · intelligence · infiltration · covert · undercover · CIA · MI6 · KGB · Mossad · tradecraft
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
emissary · proxy · broker · intermediary · liaison · negotiator · spokesperson · advocate · go-between · mediator
actor
One who portrays characters
audition · manager · contract · Hollywood · Bollywood · client · roster · representation · deal · negotiation
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
patient · case · nominative · volition · agentive · causative · transitive · voice · passive · active
catalyst
Agent enabling change
- forceStrength or compulsion
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
driver · factor · trigger · stimulus · impetus · means · vehicle · influence · instigator · activator
chemical
Substance with defined composition
- catalystAgent enabling change
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
cleaner · disinfectant · bleach · detergent · surfactant · additive · preservative · emulsifier · bactericide · fungicide
bot
Automated software agent
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
crawler · daemon · process · script · routine · algorithm · automated · chatbot · virtual assistant · multiagent
- espionagespy, spies, spying, moles, tradecraft
- FBIFBI, bureau, FBI Academy, Quantico, headquarters
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- Spy Fictionspy, MI6, CIA, KGB, undercover
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- hidden agendaUndisclosed true purpose
- double agentSpy betraying their side
- free agentUnsigned professional seeking employment
- act your ageAdmonishment against immaturity
- travel agentProfessional trip arranger