agentnoun (pluralagent nouns)

1. (grammar) Anoun thatdenotes anagent (human or nonhuman) that performs theaction denoted by theverb from which the noun isderived, such as "rider" derived from "toride", or "cutter" derived from "tocut".

   Synonym:nomen agentis

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

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