special agent

noun

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

• Ant: ↑general agent

• Hypernyms: ↑agent

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noun

1. : an agent authorized by his principal to act in one undertaking or to act in a number of transactions not involving continuous service to the principal : an agent following particular instructions in a particular matter whose authority is limited to doing what is reasonable to fulfill those instructions — compare general agent

2. : a representative of a property insurance company within a specified territory who supervises and assists local agents, recommends the appointment of new agents, and in some cases adjusts losses — called also fieldman

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1. an investigator in a law enforcement agency.

2. an insurance sales representative.

[1830-40, Amer.]

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special agent UK US noun [countable] [singular special agent plural special agents]

someone who works for the fbi

Thesaurus: individual government officials_hyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ agents [count]

: an agent who works for the FBI

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ˈspecial agent [special agent] noun

a ↑detective who works for the ↑federal government in the US, for example for the FBI