secret agent meaning

Definition of secret agent

1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

   Synonyms: intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative

   Type of: agent

   Kinds: agent-in-place, agent provocateur, bridge agent, case officer, codetalker, foot, NOC, spy, walk-in

secret agent in a sentence

• The secret agent wore a disguise to hide her identity.
• I have so many devices on my desk that it makes me feel like a secret agent.
• I'm not a secret agent.
• The central intelligence agency managed to plant a secret agent inside the deadly terrorist organization.
• I don't really buy that Tom was a secret agent.

How to pronounce secret agent

secret agent is pronounced /ˈsiːkrɪt ˈeɪdʒənt/ in British English and /ˈsikrət ˈeɪdʒənt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.