Agentlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of an agent.

    "Traditional-style talent agents are part of the trend, but so are Web sites, career counselors, and recruiters like Ms. MacPhee, whose most assiduously cultivated relationships these days are not with her corporate clients but with her "players," like Mr. Muradia, on whom she lavishes agentlike services."

Example

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"Traditional-style talent agents are part of the trend, but so are Web sites, career counselors, and recruiters like Ms. MacPhee, whose most assiduously cultivated relationships these days are not with her corporate clients but with her "players," like Mr. Muradia, on whom she lavishes agentlike services."

Etymology

From agent + -like.

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