special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Though there's no evidence that the exchange happened in real life, the Shoe Fetish Slayer was one of the many serial killers FBI special agent John Douglas interviewed while working for the Behavioral Science Unit. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Later, she was moved into a second vehicle by masked, armed men (including one of the men who had arrested her), where a special agent from the Department of Homeland Security questioned her. Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 The analysis was conducted by an FBI special agent and authorized by two supervisors, according to the document. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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“Special agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20agent. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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special agent

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