general agent ge·ne·ra·lagent uncommon noun 1. someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal Synonymsuniversal agentgeneral agent Antonymsspecial agent 2. an agent who sells insurance Synonymsinsurance brokerinsurance agentgeneral agentunderwriter Related words Word family underwrite Broader terms agent WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.