agents
AY-juhnts/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənts/
- 1Plural of agent.
Federal agents searched the warehouse early that morning.
Several literary agents expressed interest in her debut novel.
Note
A plain plural that adds -s, so the interest lies in what it counts. The modifier usually decides: federal agents and literary agents are people acting for someone else, while chemical, biological or thermal agents are substances or forces that produce an effect. In computing, intelligent agents are autonomous processes that cooperate to carry out a task on behalf of their users.
agents is a form of agent
agent, noun: A person authorized to act for another, called the principal, handling business or decisions on that person's behalf. Full entry
- Forms
- agentagents plural
- Spelling
- agent → agents: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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