Agent and Runner

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Runner and agent are semantically related in pimp topic. In some cases you can use "Runner" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Runner noun - One that carries a message or does an errand.

Usage example: sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast

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Agent and runner are semantically related in pimp topic. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Runner".

Nearby Word: running

fellow	fellow agent	fellow runner
good	good agent	good runner
female	female agent	female runner
best	best agent	best runner
Other adjectives: perfect, top, single, active, actual, real, main, young, new, skilled.

Rachel Morgan of The Hollows novels isn't technically a assassin but a runner, a combination bounty hunter, private detective and law enforcement agent.

Source: Contract on the Hitman
And we all know what happens to Lambert... Wilkes is brought up in Version Two of Double Agent, where Lambert uses his name as an alias when pretending to be a gun runner to get close to Sam.

Source: Video Game / Splinter Cell
Affably Evil: Mike Toreno, who's pretty nice for a drug-runner and government agent shoulder-deep in eldritch information — who, it turns out, is a fairly nice and friendly guy, who just happens to be one of the scariest people you'll ever meet.Torino: I wanted to see what you were made of.

Source: Video Game / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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