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agentlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From agent + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an agent.
   • “There is an important element in public life in Hungary which is not transparent and not open — and that is the Soros network, with its mafia-style operation and its agentlike organizations,” Mr. Orban said on state radio this month, referring to the philanthropic Open Society Foundations financed by Mr. Soros. 2017 June 13, Helene Bienvenu, Palko Karasz, “In Anti-Soros Feud, Hungary Adopts Rules on Foreign-Financed Groups”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022:
   • Even today, Sutskever remains haunted by the agentlike behavior of those that they built to play Dota 2, a multiplayer game of fantasy warfare. 2023 November 21, Ross Andersen, “OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Made a Tragic Miscalculation”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2023:
   • 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. 2000 July 16, Elaine S. Silver, “PERSONAL BUSINESS; Agents? Call Them Career Customizers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024:

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