Meanings
nounsecret agent (plural secret agents)
plural secret agents
- A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 間諜 /间谍, 特務 /特务
- 間諜 /间谍 (jiàndié)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- 特務 /特务 (tèwù)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- 密探 (mìtàn)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Czech tajný agent
- tajný agentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Dutch geheim agent, agent
- geheim agentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- agentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- spionmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Estonian salaagent
- salaagentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Finnish salainen agentti
- salainen agenttimember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
French agent secret, agente secrète
- agent secretmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- agente secrètemember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
German Geheimagent, Geheimagentin
- Geheimagentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- Geheimagentinmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Hindi गुप्तचर
- गुप्तचर (guptacar)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Hungarian titkosügynök
- titkosügynökmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Italian agente segreto
- agente segretomember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Japanese 諜報部員, 軍事スパイ
- 諜報部員 (chōbō buin)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- 軍事スパイ (gunji supai)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- 間諜 (kanchō)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Māori mata hunahuna
- mata hunahunamember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Polish agent, agentka
- agentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- agentkamember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Romanian agent secret
- agent secretmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Russian та́йный аге́нт, секре́тный аге́нт
- та́йный аге́нт (tájnyj agént)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- секре́тный аге́нт (sekrétnyj agént)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- та́йная аге́нтка (tájnaja agéntka)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- секре́тная аге́нтка (sekrétnaja agéntka)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Spanish agente secreto, agente secreta
- agente secretomember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- agente secretamember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Swedish hemlig agent
- hemlig agentmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Thai สายลับ, สายสืบ
- สายลับ (sǎai-láp)member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
- สายสืบmember of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential
Cite this entry
APA
secret agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20agent
MLA
“secret agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20agent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secret agent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20agent.
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