Definition of secret agent Secret agent
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What does secret agent mean?
WordNet
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| secret agent - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | ||
| intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative | ||
| agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" | ||
| agent-in-place an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target | ||
| agent provocateur, provocateur a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts | ||
| bridge agent an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area | ||
| case officer an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service | ||
| codetalker, windtalker a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II | ||
| foot travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" | ||
| noc an undercover agent who is given no official cover | ||
| undercover agent, spy (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors | ||
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Wiktionary 
- secret agent (Noun)
A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.
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secret agent
A person in charge of illegally gathering information to be kept secret.
