instrument

noun

1.
a device that requires skill for proper use
2.
the means whereby some act is accomplished
3.
a person used by another to gain an end
4.
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Derived from:
instrument
5.
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
6.
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds