as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
a secret agent posing as a government employee
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Recent Examples of secret agent
He was briefly involved in the 2017 rewrites, featuring Frank's son as a secret agent rather than a policeman.
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ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The secret agent John McLusky began drawing for The Daily Express a few years later, on the other hand, looked exactly how the world would soon come to picture James Bond: ruggedly handsome and athletic, with the cool, steely gaze of a killer.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Sara’s friend from her secret agent days, Teresa, is also taking matters into her own hands after also losing a loved one to a corrupt system.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
There are several stories this time out that barely even feature Phineas and Ferb, including one that follows up on the idea that Candace’s best friend Stacy (Kelly Hu) knows that Perry is really a secret agent(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The secret agent John McLusky began drawing for The Daily Express a few years later, on the other hand, looked exactly how the world would soon come to picture James Bond: ruggedly handsome and athletic, with the cool, steely gaze of a killer.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Sara’s friend from her secret agent days, Teresa, is also taking matters into her own hands after also losing a loved one to a corrupt system.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
There are several stories this time out that barely even feature Phineas and Ferb, including one that follows up on the idea that Candace’s best friend Stacy (Kelly Hu) knows that Perry is really a secret agent(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
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The international community continues to watch closely as tensions simmer and Iran's spy crisis deepens.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Oh no, the uncles are mini-golfing in Biloxi and spy Mina with Demetrius.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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