intelligence agent

• Personne employée par un gouvernement ou une organisation pour recueillir, analyser ou exploiter des informations secrètes, généralement liées à la sécurité nationale ou à l'espionnage.

A person employed by a government or organization to collect, analyze, or act on secret information, typically related to national security or espionage.

1. Spy or operativeB2formal

   A person employed by a government or organization to gather secret information about other countries or groups.

   agent de renseignement (espion)

   • The intelligence agent was sent to infiltrate the enemy headquarters.
   • She worked as an intelligence agent for the national security agency.
   • Intelligence agents often operate undercover to avoid detection.