secret agent

noun

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: a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.

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McIntyre in particular takes on a central role in the show, playing Roscoe, the right-hand man and tech expert to secret agent Adam Hawke (Mattson). — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Oldman revealed in September that Lowden was among those rumored to take over the role of the British secret agent after Daniel Craig exited the Bond franchise in 2021. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Little does Thornhill realize that Kendall herself is a secret agent. — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secret agent

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