Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Indian agent

noun

Definition of Indian agent 

: an official representative of the U.S. federal government to American Indian tribes especially on reservations

First Known Use of Indian agent

1766, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about Indian agent

Share Indian agent

Resources for Indian agent

Cite Time Traveler Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared

Dictionary Entries near Indian agent

Indiana

Indiana ballot

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Indian agent

Indiana Harbor

indianaite

Indiana limestone

Statistics for Indian agent

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for Indian agent

The first known use of Indian agent was in 1766

See more words from the same year

Comments on Indian agent

What made you want to look up Indian agent? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

viva voce

by word of mouth

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Name that Food Quiz

  • alt-573b465788319
  • Name these cookies!
Name That Thing

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!

TAKE THE QUIZ
Dictionary Devil

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games