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double agent

noun

  1. a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
  2. a spy in the service of two rival countries, companies, etc.


double agent

noun

  1. 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.

From the snow-bunny double agent to the lassoed plane, watch all nine.

Although she loves Bond, Lynd reveals herself as a double agent working against him, and later drowns.

“Every double agent is inclined to be vain, moody, and introspective,” Masterman complained.

The double agent remains the most prized, the most feared, and the most unreliable weapon in the espionage armory.

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