agent : Idioms & Phrases

• noun (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
  

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• noun chemical agent capable of activity
  active.
  

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• noun a business agent for an actor
  actor's agent.
  

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• noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  adhesive material; adhesive.
  

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• noun a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
  lead bank.
  
• noun a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
  

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• noun a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
  

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• noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
  provocateur.
  

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• noun an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
  

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• noun an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
  county agent; agricultural agent.
  

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• noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
  

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• noun any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
  alpha-adrenergic blocker; alpha-blocker; alpha blocker.
  

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• noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  anesthetic; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
  

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• noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  anesthetic; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
  

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• noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
  tranquillizer; ataractic; tranquilizer; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
  

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• noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
  antimycotic; antifungal agent; fungicide; antifungal.
  

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• noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
  antimycotic; antifungal agent; fungicide; antifungal.
  

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• noun tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
  antipsychotic; major tranquilliser; neuroleptic; antipsychotic agent; major tranquilizer; antipsychotic drug; neuroleptic drug; major tranquillizer.
  

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• noun a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
  antispasmodic; spasmolytic.
  

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• noun any drug that destroys viruses
  antiviral; antiviral drug.
  

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• noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
  tranquillizer; ataractic; tranquilizer; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
  

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• noun any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
  beta blocker; beta-adrenergic blocking agent; beta-adrenergic blocker.
  

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• noun any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
  beta blocker; beta-adrenergic blocking agent; beta-adrenergic blocker.
  

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• noun any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
  biohazard.
  

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• noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
  blanching agent; whitener; bleach.
  

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• noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
  blanching agent; whitener; bleach.
  

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• noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
  dichloroethyl sulfide; blistering agent; sulfur mustard; mustard gas.
  

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• noun a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
  blocker.
  

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• noun a book salesman
  

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• noun someone who engages a person or company for performances
  booker.
  

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• noun an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
  

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• noun an agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers
  

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• noun any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  causal agency; cause.
  

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• noun an agent that produces chemical reactions
  

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• noun one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
  adjustor; claims adjustor; adjuster; claims adjuster.
  

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• noun a preparation used in cleaning something
  cleaner; cleanser.
  

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• noun an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
  county agent; agricultural agent.
  

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• noun a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale
  

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• noun a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
  dissolver; resolvent; solvent; dissolvent.
  
  • the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution

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• noun a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries
  

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• noun a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
  siccative; drier; desiccant.
  

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• noun someone who runs an employment agency
  

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• noun someone employed to spy on another country or business competitor
  

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• noun a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
  land agent; house agent; estate agent; real estate broker.
  
  • in England they call a real estate agent a land agent

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• noun an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
  county agent; agricultural agent.
  

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• noun a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  G-man; government man.
  

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• noun any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
  agent.
  

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• noun a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
  fixer.
  

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• noun a spy for a foreign country
  

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• noun (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
  
• noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
  free spirit; freewheeler.
  

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• noun an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods
  

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• a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods.

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• noun someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal
  general agent.
  
• noun an agent who sells insurance
  insurance broker; underwriter; general agent.
  

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• (Law), an agent whom a principal employs to transact all his business of a particular kind, or to act in his affairs generally.

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• noun a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government
  

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• noun a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
  land agent; house agent; estate agent; real estate broker.
  
  • in England they call a real estate agent a land agent

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• noun any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
  hypoglycaemic agent.
  

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• noun any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
  hypoglycaemic agent.
  

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• noun any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
  immunogen.
  

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• noun a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)
  

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• noun an agent capable of producing infection
  infectious agent.
  

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• noun an agent capable of producing infection
  infectious agent.
  

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• noun a private detective
  

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• noun an agent who sells insurance
  insurance broker; underwriter; general agent.
  

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• noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
  intelligence agent; operative; intelligence officer.
  

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• noun someone who collects taxes for the government
  exciseman; tax collector; taxman; collector of internal revenue.
  

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• noun a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
  land agent; house agent; estate agent; real estate broker.
  
  • in England they call a real estate agent a land agent
• noun a person who administers a landed estate
  

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• a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land.

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• noun a solicitor in Scotland
  

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• noun an agent capable of causing death
  

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• noun an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers
  

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• persons employed in various parts of the world, by the association called Lloyd's, to serve its interests.

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• noun the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership
  

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• a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.

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• noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
  dichloroethyl sulfide; blistering agent; sulfur mustard; mustard gas.
  

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• noun a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
  nark; narc.
  

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• noun a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
  nerve gas.
  

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• noun tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
  antipsychotic; major tranquilliser; neuroleptic; antipsychotic agent; major tranquilizer; antipsychotic drug; neuroleptic drug; major tranquillizer.
  

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• noun a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles
  

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• noun any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds
  

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• noun a substance that oxidizes another substance
  oxidiser; oxidizer; oxidant.
  

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• noun a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament
  

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• a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. Eng.

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• noun someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)
  publicity man; public relations man; PR man.
  

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• noun a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
  

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• noun an agent who purchases goods or services for another
  

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• noun a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
  land agent; house agent; estate agent; real estate broker.
  
  • in England they call a real estate agent a land agent

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• noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
  reducer; reductant.
  

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• noun a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
  hijacker; highwayman; highjacker.
  

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• a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; a humorous euphemism. Western U.S.

  The highway robber road agent he is quaintly called. The century.

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• noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
  intelligence agent; operative; intelligence officer.
  

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• noun someone who sells goods (on commission) for others
  

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• noun the agent of a shipowner
  

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• noun an agent that converts something into a solvate
  

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• noun someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform
  

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• noun the person in charge of a railway station
  stationmaster.
  

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• noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
  surfactant; surface-active agent; wetter.
  

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• noun an agent who represents performers
  

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• noun a business agent for an actor
  actor's agent.
  

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• noun a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
  clot buster; thrombolytic.
  

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• noun someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
  booking clerk.
  

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• noun someone employed to collect tolls
  toller; toll taker; tollkeeper; toll collector; tollgatherer; tollman.
  

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• noun an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
  

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• noun someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers
  

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• noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
  spy.
  

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• noun someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal
  general agent.
  

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• noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
  surfactant; surface-active agent; wetter.
  

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