Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special agent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial a-gent
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A detective of the United States government.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of special agent.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Special + Agent.

Inflected Forms

special agents (plural)

Questions

What does special agent mean?: A detective of the United States government.
Where does special agent come from?: From Special + Agent.

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