special agent
Undercover federal officer
Special agent is a title for federal law enforcement officers in the United States, used by agencies like the FBI, DEA, and Secret Service.
The term distinguishes these investigators from local police or state troopers: The special agent showed her badge at the door.
In insurance, a special agent may be an independent representative authorized to sell policies for multiple companies.
- operativeCovert field agent
- bureau chiefHead of regional office
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
- federalDivided governmental authority
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- FBI jobsdeputy director, assistant director, intelligence analyst, profiler, trainee
- FBIFBI, bureau, FBI Academy, Quantico, headquarters
- crime fighterscop, detective, police officer, sheriff, investigator
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney
- law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, police officer, cop
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Officer assigned regular route
patrol officer · traffic cop · desk sergeant · meter maid · security guard
special agentprivate investigator
Hired non-police detective
private eye · private detective · amateur sleuth · civilian · ordinary citizen
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