undercover agent
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Types & categories
- operative hypernym
- counterspy hyponym
- double agent hyponym
- espionage agent hyponym
- foreign agent hyponym
- infiltrator hyponym
- sleeper hyponym
- Mata Hari instance hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuth |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | operative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterspy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | espionage agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foreign agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infiltrator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sleeper |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Mata Hari |