representante

/repɾesenˈtante/ · B1 · noun · mf

representative

🧑‍💼 represent + -ante (one who does it) = one who represents

From Latin repraesentare, to present again or stand in for. The Spanish ending -ante marks the person doing the action, as in cantante (singer). It is the same for a man or a woman: el representante, la representante.

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