agentival
adjective
agen·ti·val
¦ā-jən-¦tī-vəl
variants or agentive
ˈā-jən-tiv
: expressive of an agent or of agency : denoting the performer of an action
agentive nouns
an agentive suffix
Word History
Etymology
agent entry 1 + -ival (-ive entry 1 + -al entry 1), -ive entry 1
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above