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secret agent collapse: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

double agent collapse: a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries

spotter collapse: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers); a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

spy collapse: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors; a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"; secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"; watch, observe, or inquire secretly

stakeout collapse: surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)

spying collapse: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes; keeping a secret or furtive watch

counterintelligence collapse: intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

espionage collapse: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

operative collapse: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"; effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"; of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"

melodramatic collapse: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

trailing collapse: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

wiretap collapse: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

shadowing collapse: the act of following someone secretly; following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; "always on guard against shadowing submarines"

surveillance collapse: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

scout collapse: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory; someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports); a Boy Scout or Girl Scout; explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

bayonet collapse: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; stab or kill someone with a bayonet

cape collapse: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter; a strip of land projecting into a body of water

handler collapse: an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers"

self-winding collapse: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

sharpener collapse: any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"

operant collapse: having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

cowl collapse: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk); cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the girls"

operational collapse: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"; of or intended for or involved in military operations; pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"

gown collapse: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions; outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions; protective garment worn by surgeons during operations; the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"; dress in a gown

shoe collapse: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material; (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time; furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"

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