counterspy
noun
a spy active in counterespionage.
counterspies
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pluralof counterspy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The CIA is the agency chiefly involved in spies and counterspies.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Shanghai’s MSS bureau is focused on conducting operations against the United States and thus the information contained in the database would be useful for FBI and CIA counterspies engaged in tracking Chinese intelligence operations.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Court documents say the books were found in August 2012 when FBI counterspies carried out a covert search of a Honolulu hotel room where Mr. Lee was staying.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2018
The first targets of Iraq’s counterspies were CIA contacts in the fledgling Iraq National Intelligence Service, or INIS, set up by the CIA in 2004, Maguire and others say.
From Newsweek
Such a move has to be arranged in a complicated way, with cutouts, coded letters, and a “safe house,” a place where the case officer and his agent will not be detected by counterspies.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
