secret agent

noun

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

Examples of secret agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor. —Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

World peace is at stake and secret agent (aka Loid Forger) must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025

Daniel Dae Kim plays David Jung, a highly skilled secret agent, long thought to be dead. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

But this franchise installment does nicely wrap a 30-year-old story line for Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt, who battles a villainous AI in a high-stakes quest to keep mankind from being wiped out. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025

Rhymes for secret agent

• newsagent
• reagent
• subagent