Synonyms: agent, agentive role
Definition: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Similar words: semantic role, participant role
Definition: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Synonyms: agent
Definition: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
Usage: their research uncovered new disease agents
Similar words: causal agency, causal agent, cause
Definition: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Synonyms: agent, factor, broker
Definition: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Similar words: businessperson, bourgeois
Definition: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
Synonyms: agent
Definition: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Similar words: representative
Definition: a person who represents others
Synonyms: federal agent, agent
Definition: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Similar words: official, functionary
Definition: a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Synonyms: agent
Definition: a substance that exerts some force or effect
Similar words: causal agency, causal agent, cause
Definition: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Similar words: substance
Definition: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
Usage: shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man