secret agent
noun
: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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The story of a secret agent confronted with duplicity and bureaucracy from his own side while investigating a Soviet kidnap ring, it was published in 1962 and went on to sell millions of copies.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Rebel Wilson stars in the action comedy as an international secret agent invited to her best childhood friend's wedding.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Rebel Wilson stars in the action comedy as an international secret agent invited to her best childhood friend's wedding.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20agent. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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