Betekenis van agent In het Nederlands

• 0 a person who acts for or represents another:

  • Please contact our agent in Spain for further information.

• 1 someone who works secretly for the government or other organization:

  • a secret/foreign agent

• 2 a person or thing that produces a particular effect or change:

  • a powerful cleaning agent

  • a raising agent for cakes

  • a clotting agent

  • literary He was the agent of their destruction.

• 3 a person who acts for or represents another:

  • a travel agent

  • He is the agent for several of the highest paid players in baseball.

  • a secret agent

  • an undercover agent

• 4 a person or thing that produces a particular effect or change:

  • a cleaning agent

• 5 a person who is paid to buy or sell products or provide a service for a company, but who is not a regular employee:

  • Following the recent insurance scam, legislation is being put in place to ensure all agents protect their customers' best interests.

• 6 someone who represents an actor, musician, etc. in order to find work for them:

  • a talent/sports/theatrical agent

• 7 someone who represents a company in dealing with customers, especially on the phone:

  • To speak with one of our agents, please call us Monday - Friday between 8:30am and 5:00pm.

• 8 someone who does secret work for a government department:

  • a federal/undercover/secret agent

• 9 a substance that produces a particular effect:

  • Bioterrorism involves the use of biological agents such as viruses and bacteria as weapons of terror.