agent noun

English

Noun

agent noun (plural agent nouns)

1. (grammar) A noun that denotes an agent (human or nonhuman) that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "rider" derived from "to ride", or "cutter" derived from "to cut".

   Synonym: nomen agentis

   The agent noun "cutter" means a person who cuts, or a thing that is made to or is able to cut something.

Translations

noun that denotes an agent

Arabic: اسم الفاعل m Czech: činitelské jméno n Dutch: nomen agentis n Finnish: tekijännimi (fi) French: nom d'agent (fr) m German: Nomen Agentis (de) n, Täterbezeichnung (de) f Hungarian: cselekvőnév Italian: nome d'agente m Japanese: 行為者名詞 (kōisha meishi), 動作主名詞 (dōsashu meishi) Korean: 대리인 명사 (daeliin myeongsa) Latin: nomen agentis n Persian: اسم فاعل (esm e fâ'el) Polish: wykonawca czasownika m Spanish: nombre de agente m Welsh: enw gweithredydd m

See also

• action noun

Further reading

• agent noun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia