🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

エージェント

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ējento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Agent/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"エージェントが契約を交渉しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect.

    "The agent was responsible for negotiating the contract on behalf of the company."
  2. 2

    In a legal context, a person authorized to act on behalf of another.

    "She hired an agent to manage her real estate transactions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'agent' originates from the Latin 'agens', meaning 'doing' or 'acting'. It evolved through Old French 'agent' before entering Middle English, where it took on the meaning of a person who acts on behalf of another.

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