special agent
Americannoun
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an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
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an insurance sales representative.
Etymology
Origin of special agent
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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“They didn’t discriminate on who they hated,” Mark Remer, the FBI special agent in charge, told reporters last week.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Davis and Vandervelden were joined Tuesday by a special agent from the criminal investigations unit of Pirro’s office, Matthew Fox-Moles, according to the letter reviewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"It's senseless. It's a video you can never unwatch," Micah McCombs, special agent in charge with Homeland Security Investigations, said during a news conference on Friday.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“We have a character-driven procedural which, when we started, this kind of a show was not really a thing,” says Sean Murray, who has played special agent Timothy McGee since the first season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He’s a handsome special agent, always solving mysteries and saving people and getting trapped in deadly situations and figuring a way out at the last second.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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