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The secret agent
/ðə ˈsiːkrɪt ˈeɪdʒənt/
Definition
1
A covert operative or spy employed by a government or organization to gather intelligence, conduct espionage, or perform clandestine operations, often under a false identity.
2
The title of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel depicting an undercover agent's involvement in an anarchist plot in London.
Examples
The secret agent ordered his martini shaken, not stirred, then vanished into the casino crowd like a bad plot twist.
Disguised as a mild-mannered barista, the secret agent foamed lattes by day and decoded enemy transmissions by night.
When the secret agent finally revealed his identity, his cover was blown faster than a politician's promise.
The secret agent parked his invisible car and activated his self-destructing pen, just in case the meeting went south.