subagent
Agent's hired agent
A subagent is someone who acts on behalf of an agent rather than directly for the principal.
In real estate, a subagent might show properties for another broker.
In law, the subagent's authority derives from the primary agent's authority.
The term also appears in AI and software contexts, where a subagent is a subordinate process spawned by a main agent to handle specific tasks.
One lower in rank
- assistantOne who aids another
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- juniorLower in standing
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
underling · secondary · auxiliary · affiliate · subcontractor · downstream · tiered · nested
Entrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- appointAssign to office
- empowerGrant authority or confidence
mandate · commission · entrust · assign · deputize · fiduciary · trustee · intermediary
Covert information gatherer
- operativeCovert field agent
- handlerOne who manages something
- assetItem of value owned
- moleSubterranean insectivore
sleeper · infiltrator · covert · clandestine · intelligence · counterintelligence · surveillance · informant
Steps toward a result
- threadFiber for stitching
- daemonSupernatural attendant entity
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
- moduleIndependent functional component
autonomous · distributed · API · microservice · bot · crawler · script · task
subordinate
One lower in rank
lieutenant · underling · secondary · auxiliary · affiliate · subcontractor · downstream · tiered · nested · sublicense
delegate
Entrust authority to another
empower · mandate · commission · entrust · assign · deputize · fiduciary · trustee · intermediary · designate
spy
Covert information gatherer
mole · sleeper · infiltrator · covert · clandestine · intelligence · counterintelligence · surveillance · informant · case officer
process
Steps toward a result
- threadFiber for stitching
- daemonSupernatural attendant entity
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
module · autonomous · distributed · API · microservice · bot · crawler · script · task · workflow