FBI agent
Bureau field operative
An FBI agent is a federal law enforcement officer employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the principal investigative arm of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
FBI agents investigate crimes like terrorism, organized crime, cybercrime, and kidnapping—matters that cross state lines or involve federal law.
The term often appears in crime fiction and news coverage: FBI agents raided the compound at dawn.
Federal law enforcement academy
- field officeRemote organizational workplace
- academyInstitution of learning
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- HooverAmerican surname of note
Documents about one matter
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- cluesHints toward answers
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
witness · testimony · profiling · interrogation · surveillance · stakeout · informant · background check
Combating organized political violence
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- cybercrimeIllegal digital conduct
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
classified · tradecraft · dead drop · cipher · decryption · bugging · surveillance · threat assessment
Seize by law
- raidSudden armed incursion
- apprehendSeize or understand
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- warrantFormal authorization document
tactical · sting operation · bust · SWAT · taskforce · fugitive · manhunt · takedown
Secretly engaged in espionage
- aliasAdopted false name
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
mole · informant · sleeper cell · sting · asset · handler · legend · cover story
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Federal law enforcement academy
- field officeRemote organizational workplace
- academyInstitution of learning
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
Hoover · director · headquarters · federal prosecutor · interagency
case file
Documents about one matter
crime scene · witness · testimony · profiling · interrogation · surveillance · stakeout · informant · background check · dossier
counterterrorism
Combating organized political violence
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- cybercrimeIllegal digital conduct
national security · classified · tradecraft · dead drop · cipher · decryption · bugging · surveillance · threat assessment · clearance
arrest
Seize by law
warrant · tactical · sting operation · bust · SWAT · taskforce · fugitive · manhunt · takedown · Miranda rights
undercover
Secretly engaged in espionage
- aliasAdopted false name
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
deep cover · mole · informant · sleeper cell · sting · asset · handler · legend · cover story · burned
- Agentsspy, operative, CIA officer, intelligence officer, case officer
- crime fighterscop, detective, police officer, sheriff, marshal
- Federal Jobsfederal judge, federal prosecutor, customs officer, park ranger, postal worker
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney
- federal employeesfederal employees, federal workers, civil servants, park ranger, federal judge
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
FBI agentbeat cop
Officer assigned regular route
county sheriff · municipal police · traffic cop · state trooper · meter maid
FBI agentKGB agent
USSR intelligence operative
enemy agent · double agent · mole · sleeper agent · CIA agent
agent, agents, investigator, investigated, bureaucrat, FBI, investigates, bureaucrats