secret agent
noun
: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry the Platypus is still moonlighting as a secret agent to defeat Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s schemes that don’t involve being a good dad to Vanessa (all other schemes are fair game).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The family felt the e-commerce giant was a poor home for the elegant secret agent and bristled at its efforts to expand the scope of the franchise, while Amazon executives were frustrated by the glacial pace of getting a new film off the ground, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Brosnan rose to fame after making his debut as the legendary secret agent in 1995’s GoldenEye.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry the Platypus is still moonlighting as a secret agent to defeat Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s schemes that don’t involve being a good dad to Vanessa (all other schemes are fair game).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The family felt the e-commerce giant was a poor home for the elegant secret agent and bristled at its efforts to expand the scope of the franchise, while Amazon executives were frustrated by the glacial pace of getting a new film off the ground, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Brosnan rose to fame after making his debut as the legendary secret agent in 1995’s GoldenEye.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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 4 May. 2025.
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