special agent

noun

A detective of the United States government.

Opposite
general agent
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Meanings

special agent1

nounspecial agent (plural special agents)

plural special agents · alternative Special Agent

  1. A detective of the United States government.

Special Agent2

nounSpecial Agent (plural Special Agents)

plural Special Agents

  1. Alternative letter-case form of special agent.

    I am presently employed as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and am assigned to the Washington Field Office in the District of Columbia.

    2001 February, Stefan A. Pluta, “United States of America v. Robert Philip Hanssen: Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint, Arrest Warrant and Search Warrants”, in United States District Court, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2025, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform

Opposite
general agent
Broader
agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Special + Agent.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 特務 /特务, 特工
  • 特務 /特务 (tèwù)a detective of the United States government
  • 特工 (tègōng)a detective of the United States government
Hungarian titkosszolgálati ügynök, FBI-ügynök
  • titkosszolgálati ügynöka detective of the United States government
  • FBI-ügynöka detective of the United States government
Cite this entry
APA

special agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20agent

MLA

“special agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20agent.

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