| undercover agent 
 
 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
 • Syn:
 spy
 • Derivationally related forms:
 spy (for: spy)
 • Topics:
 military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
 • Hypernyms:
 secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
 • Hyponyms:
 counterspy, mole, double agent, espionage agent, foreign agent,
 infiltrator, sleeper
 • Instance Hyponyms:
 Mata Hari, Margarete Gertrud Zelle
 
 
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