Person licensed by the state to
represent another in a real estate transaction
and a member of the National Association of
REALTORS®; a person authorized to represent
another (principal) in dealings with third parties.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
agent (noun)
1.
one that acts or exerts power
2.
a) something that produces or is capable of producing an effect an active or efficient cause
b) a chemically, physically, or biologically active principle
3.
a means or instrument by which a guiding intelligence achieves a result
4.
one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another as
a) a representative, emissary, or official of a government - crown agent federal agent
b) one engaged in undercover activities (as espionage) - spy secret agent
c) a business representative (as of an athlete or entertainer) - a theatrical agent
5.
a computer application designed to automate certain tasks (as gathering information online)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
agent (noun)
1.
something used to achieve an end
SYNONYMS:
agency, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, ministry, organ, vehicle
RELATED WORDS:
determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool; weapon; activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger; antecedent, cause, occasion, reason; subagency, subagent
agent (noun)
2.
a person who acts or does business for another
SYNONYMS:
assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representative
RELATED WORDS:
ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary; alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy; informer, operative, spy; broker, distributor, manager; arbiter, arbitrator, comprador ( compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker; mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson
agent (noun)
3.
a person sent on a mission to represent another
SYNONYMS:
agent, delegate, emissary, envoy, legate, minister, representative
RELATED WORDS:
ambassadress; attaché, chargé d'affaires, consul, deputy, diplomat, foreign minister, nuncio, procurator, proxy; apostle, evangelist, missionary; deputation, detachment, legation; courier, messenger; mouthpiece, spokesperson
agent (noun)
4.
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
SYNONYMS:
agent, asset, emissary, intelligencer, mole, operative, spook, undercover
RELATED WORDS:
courier; counterspy, double agent, sleeper; infiltrator, informer, stool pigeon; spymaster, superspy
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