secret agent
noun
: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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Rebel Wilson stars in the action comedy as an international secret agent invited to her best childhood friend's wedding.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997, playing Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997 with her role as Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Nov. 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
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997, playing Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997 with her role as Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Nov. 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
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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