secret agent

noun

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: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.

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When a body is found inside a suitcase, forensic photographer Enrique is drawn into a secret agent’s hunt for a serial killer. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Oldman revealed in September that Lowden was among those rumored to take over the role of the British secret agent after Daniel Craig exited the Bond franchise in 2021. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Little does Thornhill realize that Kendall herself is a secret agent. — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secret agent

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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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