secret agent
noun
: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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Daniel Dae Kim plays David Jung, a highly skilled secret agent, long thought to be dead.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But this franchise installment does nicely wrap a 30-year-old story line for Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt, who battles a villainous AI in a high-stakes quest to keep mankind from being wiped out.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The film — billed as a mashup of Bridesmaids and Die Hard — stars Wilson as a secret agent who is serving as the maid of honor at her childhood best friend’s (played by Camp) wedding, and must save the day when armed mercenaries crash the ceremony.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The second season of the Netflix action series premiered on June 12, continuing the adventures of Luke Brunner (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his daughter, Emma Brunner (Monica Barbaro), a father-daughter duo who discover each other are both secret agents for the CIA.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But this franchise installment does nicely wrap a 30-year-old story line for Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt, who battles a villainous AI in a high-stakes quest to keep mankind from being wiped out.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The film — billed as a mashup of Bridesmaids and Die Hard — stars Wilson as a secret agent who is serving as the maid of honor at her childhood best friend’s (played by Camp) wedding, and must save the day when armed mercenaries crash the ceremony.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The second season of the Netflix action series premiered on June 12, continuing the adventures of Luke Brunner (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his daughter, Emma Brunner (Monica Barbaro), a father-daughter duo who discover each other are both secret agents for the CIA.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 17 June 2025
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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