Synonym of acting agent

representative delegate envoy factor emissary negotiator proxy rep broker deputy surrogate trustee advocate handler manager minister substitute ambassador assignee attorney commissary intermediary legate liaison procurator spokesperson frontman mediator middleperson mouthpiece officer spokesman spokeswoman abettor actor assistant commissioner factotum functionary lawyer mediary principal proctor promoter steward go-between business manager messenger middleman diplomat interceder plenipotentiary intercessor consul nuncio conciliator honest broker intermediate peacemaker interagent arbitrator stand-in speaker courier depute interposer buffer intermediator mouth administrator voice medium fixer executor appointee point man point person moderator prophet spin doctor arbiter replacement negotiant organ official alternate talker linkperson understudy contact executrix attaché connection influence linkman linkwoman aide PR person liaison officer subordinate lieutenant prolocutor regent herald champion protagonist entrepreneur front member nominee instrument channel vehicle backup intervenor judge propagandist internuncio bearer carrier link vicar publicist middle person chargé chargé d'affaires pinch hitter point of contact attache press officer contact woman interdealer broker contact person contact man press agent public relations consultant supervisor accredited messenger enforcer agency reeve fugleman spox forum intervener supervise monitor representant adjudicator bargainer haggler intermedium wheeler-dealer journal periodical publication agent general ambassadress reconciler pleader catchpole viceroy senator scout ambassador plenipotentiary ambassador extraordinary supplicant petitioner underling cutout invigilator servant executive sales rep dignitary people's choice legation keeper custodian hired gun papal nuncio guide member of Congress fiduciary adjutant dealer special envoy minister plenipotentiary publicizer referee feoffee depositary depository second-in-command advance man advance agent military attaché stopgap fill-in number two right-hand man successor designate broker-dealer warden guardian standby relief statesman holiday rep public relations officer expedient resort sub recourse refuge resource expediency makeshift touchpoint POC single point of contact department head help desk publicity agent PRO PR consultant PR officer cabinet member diplomatist tactician peacekeeper politician expert public servant public relations person PR expert civil servant substitute agent helper booker concierge

instrument means medium force vehicle power agency instrumentality machinery ministry organ cause channel driver driving force mechanism avenue method way mode route technique factor expedient course process apparatus path ways and means manner measure intermediary system tactic aid road tool implement approach modus operandi procedure instrumentation means of expression fashion gimmick organization auspices equipment trick paraphernalia step catalyst stepping-stone help assistance outlet organisation platform mode of expression device action activity work influence effect springboard element object instruments dashboard instrument panel controls dials console control panel author measures mother inspiration stepping stone causality impetus wherewithal material dodge pathway operation support bottom release vent means of access way in form initiator generator originator pipeline doer forum safety valve way of harnessing means of release release mechanism alpha and omega causal agency be-all and end-all causal agent prime mover voice venue soapbox intermediate engine means of communication machine structure conduit vector mouthpiece methodology style strategy practice recipe plan routine tactics scheme tack line programme program course of action formula how MO policy channels modus arrangement custom red tape stratagem move blueprint proceeding devices approaches procedures methods line of action systems workings method of working plan of action ways maneuver manoeuvre steps setup regimen protocol design plot plan of attack line of attack game plan master plan nuts and bolts art institution craft ploy science framework maneuvering vein direction practices option knowledge cogs mechanisms alternative methods and means methods and resources manoeuvring angle practises agenda conduct exercise praxis drill set-up how-to the book road map grand design campaigning generalship manoeuvres techniques planning diplomacy defence defense campaign maneuvers disposition model undertaking complex movement administration scenario machination contrivance capacity touch technic setting choice ruse behaviour possibility scene backdrop stage place operating procedure prescription behavior enterprise racket mind-set point of view practise game ground plan context mode of behaviour mode of conduct modality schema rubric state condition motor accouterment styles routines disciplines ingredients instructions receipt directions tenor wrinkle processes attack quality tone phraseology locution opportunity environment regularity rules nitty-gritty skills wisdoms artistries theory way of achieving means of achieving guidelines source of way of ensuring means of ensuring compound artifice pattern transaction genre situation posture wise book rule type status kind sort agendum series of steps performance set of procedures set of principles fixed order likely cause of meeting place logical order frame of reference orderly process set of guidelines set of channels systematic process standard operating procedure the numbers set of tactics SOP logical process discipline track wisdom skill artistry M.O. circuit trail method of operation manner of working rule of thumb method of operating modus vivendi mode of operation method of functioning way of doing things round body of knowledge routeway run journey beat passage itinerary lane byway beeline rounds detour flight path short cut

business agency bureau organisation organization company office concern department firm service

spy mole operative intelligencer spook asset emissary undercover beagle infiltrator informer lurcher nark plant sleeper snooper double agent secret agent foreign agent intelligence agent undercover agent espionage agent fifth columnist inside agent secret service agent whistle blower Mata Hari G-man counterspy scout snoop informant inside man detective sleuth inside woman field agent cloak-and-dagger man private eye undercover man whistleblower insider subversive interloper intruder control handler investigator gatecrasher provocateur entrist entryist enemy agent industrial spy secret service

author operative operator performer doer executor instrument worker actor catalyst cause mover officer perpetrator producer vehicle origin perpetuator root source accomplisher effectuator player trouper entertainer artiste artist actress thespian musician impersonator star Thespian tumbler funambulist mime executant superstar equilibrist contortionist acrobat architect aerosaltant cast recitalist kinker company play-actor troupe

vender vendor dealer trader seller merchant salesperson retailer salesman saleswoman shopkeeper marketer supplier hawker wholesaler peddler tradesman purveyor clerk merchandiser representative trafficker broker rep pedlar businessperson storekeeper shopman pusher stockist huckster assistant marketeer colporteur negotiator chandler tout crier runner outcrier pitcher shopwoman traveller traveler travelling salesman sales assistant counter-jumper shop assistant sales clerk shop girl shop boy sales representative barrow boy commercial traveller door-to-door salesman traveling salesperson knight of the road salesgirl auctioneer salesclerk tradesperson sales help distributor buyer entrepreneur buyer and seller businessman sales rep stockbroker saleslady promoter reseller tycoon magnate director manager businesswoman jobber executive shipper travelling saleswoman travelling salesperson business person financier administrator exporter operator floorwalker chapman mogul baron ship monger barterer broker-dealer store clerk proprietor drummer commercial handler consigner sender importer shop-owner shop proprietor shop manager store owner shop owner traveling worker industrialist capitalist contractor employer impresario fixer partner arranger manufacturer homme d'affaires big businessman speculator supervisor foreign trader international trader overseas trader venture capitalist controller conductor banker changer dispenser bursar provider distributer intermediary wheeler-dealer business executive middleman backer grocer tradeswoman roundsman doper fence plumber arbitrageur transporter carrier suit business owner executive director gray flannel suit career person working woman franchiser organization person big wheel big-time operator middleperson duffer store shop cheap-jack street vender retail outlet street vendor street trader investor producer organizer enterpriser bigwig undertaker founder hustler impressario organiser go-getter whizz-kid high-flyer grubstaker supporter usurer sponsor moneybags manipulator money staker bankroller big shot commercial intermediary mover and shaker person who writes the checks money man investment banker rich person money lender captain of industry Santa Claus merchant banker fat cat

messenger courier envoy runner emissary ambassador delegate intermediary legate bearer mediator minister carrier page herald express nuncio harbinger crier gofer forerunner postman commissionaire detachment detail dispatcher post precursor prophet schlepper go-between errand boy message-bearer dispatch rider message-carrier flag-bearer errand girl delivery boy delivery person errand person conveyor shipper servant porter conveyer internuncio drogher transporter beast of burden delivery service haulier hauler scout collector messenger boy dispatch bearer provider bringer deliverer assistant mail carrier letter carrier delivery man delivery woman carman pursuivant transferor carter importer exporter mover estafette special messenger message bearer gopher message carrier biker intelligencer minion lackey shipping agent copyboy clerk dogsbody office boy boy Friday proclaimer announcer adviser reporter avant-courier town crier bearer of tidings

detective sleuth investigator gumshoe operative shamus sherlock hawkshaw sleuthhound spy PI snoop peeper eavesdropper snooper scout shadow cop Pinkerton analyst tail flatfoot prosecutor tec informer bloodhound DC nark constable DCI DI DS eye copper jack bizzy bull fed fink reporter roper sergeant shoofly slewfoot private investigator private eye private detective enquiry agent private dick sleuth-hound CID officer detective constable detective inspector detective sergeant detective superintendent P. I. detective chief inspector detective chief superintendent bird dog plainclothes officer police officer Sherlock Holmes tester attorney auditor hound reviewer police undercover cop P.I. inquirer tracker plainclothesman quester inquisitor researcher examiner inspector querier interrogator prober asker querent questioner meddler busybody pryer stickybeak pry quidnunc rubberneck pragmatist butt-in peeping Tom interferer monitor nosy parker bogey ferret investigative journalist intruder Paul Pry prier spotter beagle inquiry agent skip tracer private operative stalker pursuer listener follower analyser scrutineer explorer scrutinizer checker wiretapper surveyor factfinder experimenter enquirer searcher sneak observer hearer earwigger phone tapper

administrator director manager head chief superintendent boss supervisor controller leader executive overseer principal governor foreman gaffer official exec president captain honcho officer chairman chair kingpin chairperson employer chairwoman bureaucrat baas functionary organiser organizer commander mandarin archon proprietor administrant bigwig CEO premier minister inspector judge comptroller President commissioner ambassador dean custodian consul authority producer mayor admin prez head honcho chief executive managing director top dog head man head person numero uno big wheel Mister Big front office person upstairs representative magistrate dignitary appointee office-holder office-bearer officeholder public servant apparatchik office bearer civil servant government official board member committee member organization administrator office holder jack-in-office spokesperson treasurer incumbent brains marshal brass chancellor secretary top higher-up panjandrum top brass big shot top drawer master superior skipper headman foreperson sherang ruler taskmaster big cheese boss man chieftain forewoman helmsman sachem padrone straw boss conductor big gun steward jefe MD super owner manageress elder helmer ringleader key player big person line manager big kahuna senior high muckamuck monarch sovereign lord provost zookeeper curator taskperson dominator slave driver wheel keeper co person in charge number one figurehead head of department big white chief chief executive officer convener moderator caretaker justice mistress warden patron chargehand guru grieve overman heavyweight VIP taskmistress patriarch doyen general commandant member of the board government worker better team leader fat cat entrepreneur businessperson head woman pit boss pannikin boss lord and master arbitrator public official government employee public employee commanding officer JP Justice of the Peace accountant planner jailer financial officer business manager bossman prepositus driver checker player adviser examiner sitter guardian handler gaoler executive officer top person brass hat top woman top man overlord viceroy supremo superior commander headliner seneschal intendant regulator proconsul guv bailiff senior manager suit senior administrator senior official liege suzerain overling servant courtier attendant doyenne coryphée director general conservator top cat gubernatorial leader presiding officer employee outfit coordinator capitalist management corporation juice establishment person slavedriver civil-service employee elected official hierarchy industrialist tycoon big Daddy big Chief chief of state ganger dogsbody minion lackey matriarch pedagogue pedagog trainer kahuna meal ticket ramrod liege lord maistry induna workers big cheese pusher mastermind Big Daddy Big Chief CO C.O. czar don skip kingfish Big Brother commander-in-chief nestor Mr Big rector headteacher chief officer lead-off person high priestess higher up C in C top banana high priest point person king commander in chief chamberlain queen C.-in-C. emperor tsar prince princess mentor headmaster lead professor ecclesiastic counsellor torchbearer elder statesman guv'nor counselor big hitter big noise mover and shaker big name standard-bearer faculty head head of faculty head teacher university official department head college head desk-jockey pencil-pusher politician government servant

steward custodian guardian warden keeper caretaker protector watchman overseer superintendent representative curator factor watchdog manager administrator warder officer bailiff reeve chamberlain foreman groundskeeper estate manager land agent guard janitor supervisor attendant porter defender trustee bodyguard escort doorman concierge conservator protection fiduciary guardian angel chaperone minder watch depository watcher chaperon depositary preserver carer caregiver shepherd gamekeeper sitter watchperson governor director archivist groundsman doorkeeper executor executrix gatekeeper super house-sitter watchkeeper skipper deacon doorperson baby sitter security guard security man feoffee deputy night watchman park ranger rover ranger trooper wanderer soldier sentry lookout sentinel picket champion patrol paladin angel safeguard nurse cop cerberus sponsor vigilante godparent baby-sitter bird dog saviour savior scout rescuer companion hero guide deliverer spotter duenna liberator convoy governess babysitter monitor vedette ward redeemer tutelary knight in shining armour parent bouncer garrison nursemaid heavy consort company nightwatchman ombudsman jailer watchwoman handler screw observer captor wardress hired gun prison officer salvation gaoler saver Good Samaritan friend in need Sir Galahad official care-giver nurturer conserver emancipator protectress restorer scrutineer inspector usher knight on a white charger praetorian muscle convoyer crusader fighter tutelar legal guardian cortege surveillant matron prison warder jailor security officer protection officer defence defense signalman patrolman detective spy flagman policeman cavalier avenger exemplar model prison wardress vanguard patron regulator reconnoitrer prison head turnkey nanny outpost reconnoiterer outrider advocate lifesaver lookout woman lookout man night watch warrior benefactor mother father advance guard avant-courier friend abettor bulwark guardian spirit fairy godmother good angel ministering angel supervisory body au pair tower of strength white knight superhero prison warden correctional officer corrections officer prison guard salvager knight in shining armor

promoter supporter advocate champion backer exponent proponent apostle friend protagonist expounder booster espouser advocator herald hierophant upholder sponsor gospeler gospeller paladin campaigner follower helper organiser organizer endorser publicist ally mainstay arranger stalwart developer entrepreneur advertiser impresario marketer tub-thumper high priest true believer white knight PR man PR woman manager reservations agent booking agent director producer promotor showman fixer controller financier showperson conductor entertainer maestro stage manager business manager money man defender patron partisan adherent proposer votary sympathizer sympathiser apologist protector fan believer enthusiast rooter disciple well-wisher devotee crusader pupil epigone convert standard-bearer subscriber votarist acolyte torch-bearer cohort sectary benefactor liegeman janissary member seconder sycophant accessory benefactress angel propagandist pleader Maecenas missionary admirer guardian plugger sustainer vindicator groupie prime mover fanatic assenter nominator underwriter bolsterer guarantor second surety subsidizer investor lobbyist henchman fighter evangelist escort warden pursuivant partizan worshipper chela subsidiser grubstaker money staker suspender pillar paraclete bearer brace abider support collaborator benefactrice habitué benefactrix idolizer heroine battler cheerleader speaker spokesman worshiper meal ticket spokesperson pioneer counsellor reformer activist counsel counselor stan speaker for battler for spokeswoman for spokesperson for campaigner for spokesman for fighter for crusader for satellite

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jobholder worker hand hireling labourer laborer employee employe breadwinner retainer operator representative help attendant assistant apprentice clerk cog domestic member craftsperson salesperson servant slave plug wage-earner hired hand blue collar staff member company person sales help white collar hired gun working stiff desk jockey pink collar workman personnel underling workhand artisan staff workhorse workforce resource operative peon serf toiler proletarian dogsbody stiff cog in the wheel working woman member of staff human resource hired man foot soldier job-holder working person hired person member of the workforce wage earner hired help white-collar worker blue-collar worker working man craftsman subordinate helper journeyman mechanic aide tradesman artificer earner manual worker labor labour manpower provider supporter mechanical craftswoman tradesperson man income producer one who brings home the bacon payee recipient factory worker stipendiary talent person hack human capital prentice maistry supervisee second string junior peasant nine-to-fiver trader drudge human resources navvy workperson wageworker staffer wage slave salaried worker workwoman roustabout managee crewman sailor deckhand technician driver farmhand khalasi rouseabout machinist direct report mazdoor insider participant manual laborer engineer handicrafter handworker handcraftsman handicraftsman crafter outfit band pool party colleague abettor machine operator collaborator deputy mate helpmate adjutant partner ally unskilled worker one of the in-crowd person in the know meal ticket workingwoman workingman factory hand field hand farm worker machine minder skilled worker right-hand person common laborer member of the working class lunch-bucket worker industrial worker nonoffice worker

inciter firebrand agitator incendiary instigator demagogue fomenter provocateur troublemaker exciter kindler demagog revolutionary ringleader rebel radical sparkplug advocate anarchist champion disrupter dissident dogmatist fighter heretic leftist malcontent mover partisan propagandist pusher reactionary reformer revisionist zealot rabble-rouser wave maker stirrer subversive revolutionist insurgent activist agent provocateur campaigner dissenter provoker protester dissentient soapbox orator mischief-maker demonstrator fanatic crusader inflamer extremist militant improver reorganizer crazy tub-thumper punk hellion reformist progressive rioter ultra corrector meddler ultraist protest marcher rascal goad hooligan nuisance hothead enthusiast red secessionist insurrectionist heel recreant supporter diehard supporter of reform striker marcher picketer objector revolter loose cannon mutineer die-hard guerrilla criminal passionate orator imp devil scamp rogue monkey rapscallion urchin leader socialist spark operative noncooperator spy mischief anarch picketers picket nonconformist avant-garde renegade haranguer lefty spur orator politician haranger manipulator knave begetter separationist intelligence agent provocative agent nihilist iconoclast freethinker heckler separatist boycotter lobbyist Bolshevik Bolshevist rowdy ideologue idealogue wise guy complainer human chain partizan evildoer political agitator agitating person crowd pleaser grouch grumbler grouser sectarian vandal bigot fault-finder whinger gremlin devotee maniac gossipmonger scandalmonger battler weasel scalawag pest menace snake phony moaner carper discontent fundamentalist hardliner phoney promoter chauvinist delinquent sabotageur ecowarrior sab kvetch bellyacher beefer griper nitpicker energumen red hot true believer crank stormy petrel bad apple whiner terrorist rotten apple bad actor smart aleck saboteur hunt saboteur computer hacker

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rootstock wellspring ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causality causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance root roots seed source spring stock well provenience horse's mouth birth foundation start genesis creation launch dawning basis cause emergence cradle origination outset inauguration commencement birthplace conception dawn font beginnings onset etymology seat head initiation seedbed nativity outbreak entrance entry ingress opener embarkation alpha introduction radix forging rise fons et origo git go early stages origin day one blast off square one starting point well head early stage motivation reason origins reasons seeds leader initiator wellhead architect builder maker father originator administrator incentive impetus instigation purpose incitation stimulation incitement chief reason motivating force chief motive driving force impelling cause prime mover end stimulator motive force

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mover animator doer force goer motivator powerhouse driving force mover and shaker achiever organizer go-getter worker activist wheeler-dealer hustler high-flyer dynamo entrepreneur succeeder fireball high achiever man of action eager beaver success story active person risk-taker human dynamo woman of action live wire energetic person busy person whizz kid organiser busy bee

committer criminal culprit offender perp wrongdoer perpetrator guilty party prisoner arrestee villain lawbreaker felon evildoer outlaw malefactor sinner delinquent miscreant crook jailbird convict transgressor con reprobate crim malfeasant misfeasor suspect evil-doer gaolbird trespasser violator baddy rascal racketeer gangster infractor scofflaw bad guy accused litigant appellant respondent scoundrel thug defendant rogue immoralist yardbird abuser lag fugitive black hat bad egg juvenile delinquent young offender ex-con guilty person person responsible suspected person public enemy number one malevolent universal foe victimizer plaintiff public enemy swindler conman fraudster thief trickster burglar bandit wretch scammer robber mugger charlatan fraud shoplifter bioterrorist housebreaker hoaxer terrorist rapist rorter heavy shyster hoodlum cyberterrorist cheat gunman embezzler hustler scamster exploiter mug mobster phoney ruffian grifter cheater bilker defrauder narcoterrorist ecoterrorist hooligan lout filcher finagler vandal peculator agroterrorist outcast quack marauder hellhound pilferer lifer tief hoon deadbeat yakuza purloiner hood blackmailer violater derelict trusty lighty shark drifter chiseller tearaway holdupper knave cracksman skelm yegg muscle phony defalcator desperado transport pretender scamp con man con artist bad actor black marketeer fallen angel armed robber confidence man tea leaf rogue trader confidence trickster smooth operator confidence artist slippery eel bunco artist old lag flimflam man wanted criminal

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