secret agent
noun
: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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The show will follow a secret agent with an impeccable record who is betrayed and becomes the most wanted man in Spain.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Jumping forward twenty years to the second installment, The Secret Commonwealth, Malcolm has grown into a strong and capable secret agent who is not afraid to show care or affection.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Trump filed a bogus lawsuit against the company that pivoted on the ridiculous claim that YouTube was a secret agent of the Biden administration.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In Roman Coppola’s 2001 directorial debut, Lindvall plays Valentine, an actress portraying a secret agent named Dragonfly, who becomes the subject of director Andrezej’s fascination.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Jumping forward twenty years to the second installment, The Secret Commonwealth, Malcolm has grown into a strong and capable secret agent who is not afraid to show care or affection.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Trump filed a bogus lawsuit against the company that pivoted on the ridiculous claim that YouTube was a secret agent of the Biden administration.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In Roman Coppola’s 2001 directorial debut, Lindvall plays Valentine, an actress portraying a secret agent named Dragonfly, who becomes the subject of director Andrezej’s fascination.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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