The difference between Agent and Patient
When used as nouns, agent means one who exerts power, or has the power to act, whereas patient means a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
Patient is also adjective with the meaning: willing to wait if necessary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Agent and Patient
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Agent as a noun:
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
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Agent as a noun:
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted to do the business of another
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Agent as a noun:
A person who looks for work for another person
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Agent as a noun:
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
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Agent as a noun:
An active power or cause or substance; something which has the power to produce an effect
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Agent as a noun (computing):
In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
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Agent as a noun (grammar):
The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
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Patient as an adjective (of a person):
Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Examples:
"Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours."
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Patient as an adjective:
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
Examples:
"patient endeavour"
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Patient as an adjective (obsolete):
Physically able to suffer or bear.
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Patient as a noun:
A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
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Patient as a noun (linguistics, grammar):
The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
Examples:
"The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient."
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Patient as a noun:
One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.