"nomen agentis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nomina agentis [plural], nomina agentium [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nōmen agentis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|nōmen agentis}} Learned borrowing from Latin nōmen agentis Head templates: {{en-noun|nomina agentis|nomina agentium|nolinkhead=1}} nomen agentis (plural nomina agentis or nomina agentium)
  1. (grammar) agent noun Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms: nomen actionis, nomen instrumenti, nomen obiecti, nomen qualitatis
    Sense id: en-nomen_agentis-en-noun-~qAgsegs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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