agent noun

English

Noun

agent noun (plural agent nouns)

(grammar) A noun that denotes an agent 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
Hungarian: cselekvőnév
Italian: nome d'agente m
Japanese: 行為者名詞 (kōisha meishi), 動作主名詞 (dōsashu meishi)
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

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