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Webster 1913 Edition

Agent

A′gent

,
Adj.
[L.
agens
,
agentis
, p. pr. of
agere
to act; akin to Gr. [GREEK] to lead, Icel.
aka
to drive, Skr.
aj
. √2.]
Acting; – opposed to
patient
, or sustaining, action.
[Archaic]
“The body agent.”
Bacon.

A′gent

,
Noun.
1.
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Heaven made us
agents
, free to good or ill.
Dryden.
2.
One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
3.
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal
agent
;
as, heat is a powerful
agent
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Agent

A'GENT

,
Adj.
Acting; opposed to patient, or sustaining action; as, the body agent. [Little used.]

A'GENT

,
Noun.
1.
An actor; one that exerts power, or has the power to act; as, a moral agent.
2.
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, heat is a powerful agent.
3.
A substitute, deputy, or factor; one entrusted with the business of another; and attorney; a minister.

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