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noun

an agent of a secret service.

(loosely) a person employed to collect the military secrets of one country and relay them to another, especially a person living in a foreign country while so working for their own nation; spy.

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Origin of secret agent

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby secret agent

Second World War, secos, secrecy, secret, secret admirer, secret agent, secretagog, secretagogue, secretaire, secretarial, secretariat

How to use secret agent in a sentence

A lot of the movie Bonds seemed to enjoy the perks of being a secret agent.
The legacy of Daniel Craig’s James Bond|Travis Andrews|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
The most important aspect might have nothing to do with which actor plays the famous secret agent but what the new era will attempt to portray.
The legacy of Daniel Craig’s James Bond|Travis Andrews|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
Like in the original, players follow Razputin “Raz” Aquato as he uses familiar psychic powers and some newfound skills to brave the intern program with the Psychonauts, a group of international secret agents.
‘Psychonauts 2’ is a Saturday morning cartoon with a side of mental health|Shannon Liao|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
To a child pretending to be a secret agent, it’s a handy fake mustache.
This is how your brain makes your mind|Lisa Feldman Barrett|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review

The club is led by Elizabeth, a quick-witted, acerbic former secret agent.
3 great new audiobooks for your drive, your walk, your laundry folding ...|Katherine A. Powers|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
Those performances were the reason, Hitch said, he was less satisfied with Secret Agent than with Rebecca.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He allegedly claimed he was a secret agent whose job was to protect them from their enemies.
France: “Leonardo da Vinci of Mental Manipulation” Put on Trial|The Telegraph|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As the war began, he started a series of novels featuring secret agent Gregory Sallust.
The Novelist Who Spied: How Dennis Wheatley Helped Defeat the Nazis|Tina Rosenberg|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Nazis rated him their best spy in England; the Brits said he was the greatest secret agent of the war.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day|Stephan Talty|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hurst has since said the newspaper may have been looking for information about a famous secret agent known as Stakeknife.
Murdoch’s Next Scandal Could Be Computer Hacking|Mike Giglio|February 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
About the same time congress sent Deane to France as a secret agent.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The man who advocates "one big strike" to destroy our capital is the secret agent of starvation.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
To some he said that he was a secret agent of the government, to others that he only meant to start a new pioneer settlement.
Historic Adventures|Rupert S. Holland
She was a secret agent—there was no doubt—working probably in the service of the Dalmatian government.
High Noon|Anonymous
The Government offered me a well paid commission to act as its secret agent.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for secret agent

secret agent

noun

a person employed in espionage

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secret agent

Origin of secret agent

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