agent comes from ag- meaning"to do" plus the Latin suffix -ent which means "a person who." Thus, agent means "a person who does something." This word is applied to someone who does a specific action or job, or who works for or represents an individual, company, or government bureau.
He is an FBI agent.
Does the actor have a press agent?
Does that company have a sales agent in our town?
A word based on agent is agency, meaning "a company, department or bureau that does a specific job or that represents other people or companies."
She works for an employment agency.
Showing posts with label agency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agency. Show all posts
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)