The invention discloses a silver-loaded zeolite adsorbent, a preparation method and application thereof. The silver-loaded zeolite adsorbent of the present invention is a silver-loaded acid-resistant zeolite, and the weight content of the silver is 7-15%. The silver-loaded zeolite adsorbent can be used to remove trace amounts of iodide in acetic anhydride products. Said zeolite has structural pores of 10 oxygen member rings and 12 oxygen member rings, high strength, uniform distribution of coarse pores between zeolite crystal grains and good acid resistance. The zeolite is used as a substrate to carry silver to make an adsorbent of silver-carrying acid-resistant zeolite, which has high adsorption effect on iodide molecules of different molecular sizes, has high strength, high silver-carrying amount, and excellent pore distribution. The silver-loaded zeolite adsorbent of the present invention has a simple and convenient preparation method, can effectively remove inorganic and / or organic iodide and / or molecular iodine in the crude product of acetic anhydride, and has a high prospect of industrial implementation.