businessperson vs agent

agent vs businessperson

businessperson and agent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
businessperson	Yes	No	No	No
agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agent is a hyponym of businessperson; that is, agent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than businessperson:

businessperson: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
agent: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Other hyponyms of businessperson include accountant, comptroller, controller, account executive, account representative, customer's broker, customer's man, registered representative, broker, factor, businessman, man of affairs, businesswoman, enterpriser, entrepreneur, exporter, importer, merchandiser, merchant, shipper, provider, supplier.

businessperson (noun)	agent (noun)
a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise	the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
	a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
	a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
	any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
	a substance that exerts some force or effect

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