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3. Agent noun?

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2024, 10:05 AM

Jun 2024

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_noun

In linguistics, an agent noun (in Latin, nomen agentis) is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action.[1] For example, driver is an agent noun formed from the verb drive.[2]

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Something I have been pondering for a while now. [View all] Alpeduez21 Jun 2024 OP

I think that's a *wonderful* idea (and question) cyclonefence Jun 2024 #1

Autological quaint Jun 2024 #2

Agent noun? sl8 Jun 2024 #3