literary agent Meaning of "literary agent"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers

Usage(s):

  1. Somebody from the publishing company called my literary agent, which I didn't know existed at the time.
  2. Diana is a corporate lawyer; I'm a former magazine editor, now a literary agent.
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