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Agent noun

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agent (noun)

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Grammar Agent noun

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What does agent noun mean?

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Agent noun Meaning

In linguistics, an agent noun is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. For example, "driver" is an agent noun formed from the verb "drive".