代理人|だいりにんdairinin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounproxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative; attorney
   すぐにあなたの代理人だいりにんに連絡れんらくを取とりなさい。↗

   Get in touch with your agent right away.

• SynonymエージェントNeutralLoanword for an agent or broker, as in 「スポーツエージェント」; used for talent and commercial agents.
• Synonym代人だいにんWrittenAnother word for 「代理人」, but written and old-fashioned; rare today, and 「代理人」 is the everyday choice.
• Synonym代理者だいりしゃNeutralNear-synonym of 「代理人」, but leans toward written prose; in everyday speech and legal documents 「代理人」 is the usual choice.
• Synonym代行者だいこうしゃNeutralA person who carries out work or duties on another's behalf, as in 「運転代行者」; the emphasis is on performing the task.
• SynonymサブスティテュートNeutralLoanword for a substitute or replacement; very rare, and 「代わり」 is the everyday word.
• Related代行だいこうNeutralActing for someone in their duties or business, as in 「社長代行」 or 「運転代行」; it names the act of standing in, not the person who does it.
• Related代役だいやくNeutralA stand-in who takes over someone's role or duty, mostly in performances; 「代理人」 is about being entrusted to handle someone's affairs.
• RelatedピンチヒッターNeutralLoanword for a baseball pinch hitter; figuratively, someone who steps in at a critical moment to save the day.
• Related代わりかわりNeutralA substitute person or thing; the most common everyday word, as in 「代わりに行く」.
• Related替えかえNeutralA replacement or spare item, as in 「替えのシャツ」; mostly used for things, not people.
• Related身代わりみがわりNeutralA stand-in who takes suffering or blame for someone, as in 「身代わりになる」; carries a sense of sacrifice.
• Related代理だいりNeutralThe act of acting for someone, or an acting position, as in 「部長代理」; stresses the status rather than the person.
• Related替え玉かえだまNeutralAn impostor standing in for someone else, as in 「替え玉受験」 (sitting an exam in another's name); carries a sense of fraud.
• Related補欠ほけつNeutralA substitute player or alternate, as in 「補欠選手」; the emphasis is on filling a vacancy when someone is out.
• Related代表だいひょうNeutralA representative or a typical example, as in 「クラス代表」; broader in scope than 「代理人」.
• Related後任こうにんNeutralA successor who formally takes over a post; with 「代理人」 the post or rights stay with the person represented.
• Related代理店だいりてんNeutralA shop or company that handles business as an agent, as in 「旅行代理店」; an establishment, not a person.
• Related代替だいたいNeutralSubstitution or use of an alternative, as in 「代替エネルギー」; the emphasis is on replacing one thing with another.
• Related代替わりだいがわりNeutralSuccession to a family business or headship, as in 「店の代替わり」; the emphasis is on generational change.
• Related総代そうだいNeutralA representative chosen from all those concerned, as in 「卒業生総代」; it stands for the whole group, while 「代理人」 is entrusted to act for someone.
• Related代り役かわりやくNeutralA substitute performer who steps in for an actor; colloquial, and tied to stage acting rather than legal representation.
• RelatedスタンドインNeutralLoanword for a stand-in actor; rare, and 「代役」 is the everyday word.
• Related代員だいいんWrittenA person acting as proxy; a written, formal word that is rare — say 「代理人」 in everyday use.
• Related代任だいにんWrittenPerforming a task in someone's place, or the person who does so; not limited to official posts. A written word, rare — use 「代理」 or 「代理人」 in daily speech.
• Related代表者だいひょうしゃNeutralA person who represents and speaks for a group or organization, as in 「代表者名」; the emphasis is on standing for the whole.
• Antonym本人ほんにんNeutralThe person themselves, the party directly concerned — the opposite of 「代理人」, who acts on their behalf.

Use 「代理人」 for a person legally entrusted to act on another's behalf, as in 「代理人を立てる」. For everyday substitution of people or things, 「代わり」 is the common word; 「代役」 covers a stand-in in a performance, 「エージェント」 an agent or broker, and 「代理」 the act or post of acting for someone. 「代行者」 is a rarer word for the person performing the task, 「代員」 and 「代人」 are written and rare, 「補欠」 and 「ピンチヒッター」 are sports substitutes, 「身代わり」 a stand-in who takes the blame, and 「後任」 a successor who takes the post outright.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 他人たにんの代理だいりをする人ひと。
2. 代理権だいりけんを持もち、本人ほんにんに代かわって意思いし表示ひょうじをしたり受うけたりする権限けんげんを持もつ人ひと。