Agent and Precursor

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Precursor and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursor" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Precursor noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.

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Agent and precursor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Precursor".

Nearby Word: precursory

human	human agent	human precursor
old	old agent	old precursor
good	good agent	good precursor
special	special agent	special precursor
Other adjectives: alien, active, evil, young, last.

In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull we learn Indy attained the rank of colonel during World War II while working as an agent for the OSS (the precursor to the CIA).

Source: Colonel Badass
Reports of external manipulation of situation by an unknown entity, possibly one of the local precursor races, possibly through a an agent(see Dossier 999A-Samir Duran and b- Voice in the Darkness).

Source: Just For Fun / The Troper Board On Multiversal Travel

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