a|gen|tive

a|gen|tive
a|gen|tive «AY juhn tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having the grammatical function of indicating a person or thing that performs an action. The -er of builder is an agentive suffix.
–n.
a grammatical form or element that expresses or denotes an agent.

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