agentive

(ā′jən tiv)

adjective

Gram. of or producing a grammatical form that denotes the doer of a given action or the means of bringing about a given result

Origin: agent + -ive, modeled on genitive

noun

an agentive form or affix, as the suffix -er in roller

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adjective

Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that indicates an agent or agency, as the suffix -er in singer.

noun

An agentive form or construction.

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