plural of agent
"The special agents arrived at the airport to investigate the suspicious shipment."
In plain English: Agents are people who act on behalf of someone else to handle tasks or make decisions for them.
"The travel agents were able to book tickets for all our flights within minutes."
Usage: Use agents to refer to people or things that act on behalf of another party or cause a specific effect, such as real estate brokers or chemical substances. Avoid using it to describe inanimate objects unless they are functioning as active forces within a system.
plural of Agent
"The insurance agents visited every home on the street to offer new policies."
Derived from the Latin agens, the present participle of agere meaning "to drive" or "to do," this term originally referred to those who act on behalf of another. It evolved in English to denote an intermediary, representative, or a person performing a specific function.