"literary agent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: literary agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} literary agent (plural literary agents)
  1. A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Wikipedia link: literary agent Translations (person who represents writers): literární agent [masculine] (Czech), agent [masculine] (Polish), agentka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-literary_agent-en-noun-s14nNj4I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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