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
Sam is a secret agent and keeps her occupation hidden from Betsy.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But, unbeknownst to them, the maid of honor (Wilson) is actually a secret agent ready to rain hellfire upon anyone who would dare ruin her best friend's wedding.
—EW.com, 19 June 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
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Sam is a secret agent and keeps her occupation hidden from Betsy.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But, unbeknownst to them, the maid of honor (Wilson) is actually a secret agent ready to rain hellfire upon anyone who would dare ruin her best friend's wedding.
—EW.com, 19 June 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
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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