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"text": "The agent noun \"cutter\" means a person who cuts, or a thing that is made to or is able to cut something.",
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"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\"."
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"(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\"."
],
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"word": "nomen agentis"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اسم الفاعل"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "činitelské jméno"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nomen agentis"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "tekijännimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nom d’agent"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Nomen Agentis"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "cselekvőnév"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nome d'agente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōisha meishi",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "行為者名詞"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dōsashu meishi",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "動作主名詞"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nomen agentis"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "esm e fâ'el",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "اسم فاعل"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wykonawca czasownika"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nombre de agente"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enw gweithredydd"
}
]
}
],
"word": "agent noun"
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"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\"."
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"raw_glosses": [
"(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\"."
],
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"word": "nomen agentis"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اسم الفاعل"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "činitelské jméno"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nomen agentis"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "tekijännimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nom d’agent"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Nomen Agentis"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "cselekvőnév"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nome d'agente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōisha meishi",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "行為者名詞"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dōsashu meishi",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "動作主名詞"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nomen agentis"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "esm e fâ'el",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"word": "اسم فاعل"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wykonawca czasownika"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nombre de agente"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "noun that denotes an agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enw gweithredydd"
}
],
"word": "agent noun"
}
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