secret agent

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 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 See All Example Sentences for secret agent
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spy
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  • The Mark is a spy flick centered on Eden (Alba), an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The 57-year-old son of a schoolteacher, Munir ran Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency before becoming top general in 2022.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agent. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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