From Longman Business Dictionarybusiness agentˈbusiness ˌagent1COMMERCEJOBin Britain, someone whose job is to represent another person in business matters and make important decisions for them, especially relating to contractsHe is now acting as the business agent of a leading industrialist.2HUMAN RESOURCES in the US, an employee who represents their LABOR UNION in a particular place or organizationthe business agent for Laborers Local 394 → agent