エージェント

also: エイジェント

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Meanings

1

General term for a person or organization that acts on behalf of another, such as a travel agent, real estate agent, or talent agent.

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I left the travel arrangements to an agent.

2

In computing, a program that performs tasks autonomously or on behalf of a user, such as a search agent or monitoring agent.

〈人ひと〉のエージェントを務つとめるto serve as someone's agent
彼かれは有ゆう名めいな俳はい優ゆうのエージェントを務つとめている。
He serves as the agent for a famous actor.
エージェントが〈動どう詞し〉an (autonomous) agent performs an action (in computing)
このエージェントが自じ動どう的てきにデータを収しゅう集しゅうする。
This agent automatically collects data.
エージェントと契けい約やくするto sign a contract with an agent
新しん人じん選せん手しゅはエージェントと契けい約やくした。
The rookie player signed a contract with an agent.
エージェントを通つうじて〈事こと〉をするto do something through an agent
エージェントを通つうじて交こう渉しょうを進すすめた。
We proceeded with the negotiations through an agent.

代だい理り人にん sense 1
代理人 is a native Japanese term for a legally or formally appointed proxy, while エージェント is a loanword with a broader, more casual range covering talent, travel, or real-estate agents.
代だい理りN2sense 1
代理 is a native Japanese word meaning 'acting on behalf of' someone, used in formal or business contexts, whereas エージェント is a loanword often used for talent, travel, or real-estate agents.
仲ちゅう介かいN1sense 1
仲介 emphasizes mediating or brokering a deal between two parties, while エージェント focuses on representing one client's interests.
マネージャーN1sense 1
マネージャー is used for someone who manages a person's schedule and career (e.g. a celebrity's manager), while エージェント more specifically negotiates deals and contracts on their behalf.
ブローカー sense 1
ブローカー typically refers to a middleman who arranges transactions (e.g. in finance or real estate) for a fee, while エージェント more broadly represents a client's overall interests.

エージェンシー sense 1
エージェンシー refers to the agency (organization) itself, while エージェント refers to the individual person acting as an agent.

Borrowed from English 'agent'.