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
Designed to embrace the stunning vistas, the villa sports a grand dining room that flows seamlessly onto an expansive terrace, both served by a professional-grade kitchen and a wine cellar fit for a secret agent’s private collection.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2025
Toward the end of the video, Fleischer Camp responded to a comment about the disguise typically worn by Wendy Pleakley, the secret agent who is also an alien.
—James Factora, Them., 8 May 2025
Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry the Platypus is still moonlighting as a secret agent to defeat Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s schemes that don’t involve being a good dad to Vanessa (all other schemes are fair game).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2025
Toward the end of the video, Fleischer Camp responded to a comment about the disguise typically worn by Wendy Pleakley, the secret agent who is also an alien.
—James Factora, Them., 8 May 2025
Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry the Platypus is still moonlighting as a secret agent to defeat Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s schemes that don’t involve being a good dad to Vanessa (all other schemes are fair game).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
Noun
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North Korea has repeatedly failed to launch military spy satellites.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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This was a real group of spies that pretended to be Southern and infiltrated the South and became friends and colleagues.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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