superagent

noun

su·​per·​agent ˌsü-pər-ˈā-jənt How to pronounce superagent (audio)
plural superagents
: an extremely successful and prominent agent
a Hollywood superagent

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Major guests on the show have included Arnold Schwarzenegger, the late Madeleine Albright, Mark Zuckerberg, and Rich Paul, the sports superagent. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 June 2024 Emanuel, the Hollywood superagent, is chief executive of both companies. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 The 59-year-old superagent has negotiated $1.4 billion in active playing contracts—the best mark in the NHL—for stars including the Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon, the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson. Brett Knight, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Catch up quick: In April, Silver Lake agreed to buy Endeavor, led by famous superagent Ari Emanuel, for $13 billion. Tim Baysinger, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 The behind-the-scenes power of a Hollywood superagent such as Bryan Lourd manifests in different ways, depending on the day. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024 The new Fred Segal is near a new Staud, the highly Instagrammable West Coast fashion brand whose founder, Sarah Staudinger, recently married the Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel. Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023 If racing has such a thing as a superagent, Anderson would be on the short list. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2022 That scuttled big deals including with Amazon.com Inc., Richard Branson’s space tourism venture and Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel. Justin Scheck, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of superagent was in 1919

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“Superagent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superagent. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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