rogue agent

collocation in English

meaningsofrogueandagent

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rogue
noun[C]
uk
/rəʊɡ/us
/roʊɡ/
old-fashionedhumorous
a person who behaves badly but who you ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofrogueandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrogue agent

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Therogueagentthen asks the person to sign a document which is perfectly legally drawn up and is legally binding.
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Human nature being what it is, the vendor agrees to let therogueagenthandle the deal.
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We are seeking to cover therogueagentwho will have absconded criminally with depositors' money.
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Therogueagentwho knew that he was under suspicion could wilfully destroy all relevant evidence without attracting any sanction.
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Everyone must rush to a fixed location and run over a kit to become therogueagent.
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His chase toward a runaway sniper in season premiere and his hunt to arogueagentin episode 2 are not as quick and overwhelming in previous seasons.
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Very often they have rogue agents outside their organisation upon whom they can exert no pressure.
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We are seeking, with the minimum possible cost and the minimum possible bureaucracy, to outlaw those few rogue agents.
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The most serious aspect of the activities of these rogue agents is that they gain fees and commission without trying to sell the property.
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He is entitled to expect that the unscrupulous minority of rogue agents who bring a bad name to the eminently respectable majority should not be permitted to practise.
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