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double agent
noun
- a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- a spy in the service of two rival countries, companies, etc.
double agent
noun
- a spy employed by two mutually antagonistic countries, companies, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of double agent1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
It's almost as if Netanyahu is a double agent secretly dedicated to Israel's destruction.
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From the snow-bunny double agent to the lassoed plane, watch all nine.
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Although she loves Bond, Lynd reveals herself as a double agent working against him, and later drowns.
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“Every double agent is inclined to be vain, moody, and introspective,” Masterman complained.
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The double agent remains the most prized, the most feared, and the most unreliable weapon in the espionage armory.
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