agent
noun
[ ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nt ]
• a person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
• "in the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent"
Similar:
representative,
negotiator,
business manager,
emissary,
envoy,
factor,
go-between,
proxy,
surrogate,
trustee,
liaison,
broker,
delegate,
spokesperson,
spokesman,
spokeswoman,
frontman,
mouthpiece,
rep,
• a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect.
• "these teachers view themselves as agents of social change"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘someone or something that produces an effect’): from Latin agent- ‘doing’, from agere .
