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special agent

spe·cial a·gent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l ey-juh nt]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ˈeɪ dʒənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l ey-juh nt]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ˈeɪ dʒənt/

Definitions of special agent words

  • noun special agent an investigator in a law enforcement agency. 1
  • noun special agent an insurance sales representative. 1
  • noun special agent government investigator 1
  • noun special agent spy 1
  • noun special agent a detective who works for the federal government in the US, for example for the FBI 0
See all 5 definitions of special agent

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Origin of special agent

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Special agent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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special agent popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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