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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 his or her own nation; spy.

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Origin of secret agent

First recorded in 1830–40

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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.
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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
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.
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To a child pretending to be a secret agent, it’s a handy fake mustache.
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The club is led by Elizabeth, a quick-witted, acerbic former secret agent.
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Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
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My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
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The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That the inconstancy of such notices, in cases equally important, proves they did not proceed from any such agent.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
The remarkable thing was that all the hurrying people she met seemed also each of them to be on a secret and mystic errand.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
To Berthier, if to any one, Bonaparte entrusted his secret designs, for he knew that he could do so in safety.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He must be The saltest fish that swims the sea.And, oh!He has a secret woe!
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Dr. Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, founded the secret society of the illuminati.
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British Dictionary definitions for secret agent

secret agent

noun

a person employed in espionage

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