subagent

noun

sub·​agent ˌsəb-ˈā-jənt 

variants or sub-agent

plural subagents or sub-agents

: a subordinate agent : an agent (such as a real estate broker) who is authorized by another agent to act in that person's place

In a subagency, the selling broker is a subagent of the seller because the selling broker derives his/her authority from the listing broker.

—Marianne Jennings

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

subagent

noun

sub·​agent

ˈsəb-ˌā-jənt, ˌsəb-ˈā-

: an agent who is appointed by another agent (as an insurance agent) and for whom the principal agent is responsible or liable