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81agent noun — noun : a noun denoting the performer of an action (as writer, inspector, patron, hanger on) * * * ˈagent noun 7 [agent noun] noun (grammar) a noun that refers to a person or thing that does an action, for example ‘worker’ or ‘elevator’ …
82common noun — noun A noun that can be preceded by an indefinite article, and denotes any member, or all members of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city. The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. It had always been that way. Indeed, there… …
83common noun — noun (C) technical in grammar, a common noun is any noun that is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing: Book and sugar are common nouns. compare proper noun, see also noun …
84verbal noun — noun (C) a noun that describes an action or experience and has the form of a present participle . For example building is a verbal noun in The building of the bridge was slow work , but simply a noun in The bank was a tall building ; gerund see… …
85agent noun — noun A noun that denotes an agent who does the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as cutter derived from to cut . The agent noun cutter means a person who cuts or thing that cuts. Syn: nomen agentis …
86uncountable noun — noun mass noun. Syn: non count noun Ant: countable noun …
87collective noun — noun A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions. Syn: noun of assemblage, noun of multitude …
88mass noun — noun Grammar a noun denoting something which cannot be counted, in English usually a noun which lacks a plural in ordinary usage and is not used with the indefinite article, e.g. luggage, happiness. Contrasted with count noun …
89deverbal noun — noun a noun that is derived from a verb • Syn: ↑verbal noun • Hypernyms: ↑common noun • Hyponyms: ↑gerund …
90verbal noun — noun a noun that is derived from a verb • Syn: ↑deverbal noun • Hypernyms: ↑common noun • Hyponyms: ↑gerund …
