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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
Word History and Origins
Origin of double agent1
Example Sentences
The series’ finale hinges on Rickman’s ability to sell the audience on the idea that his love for Harry’s mother Lily was so strong that he took on the impossible job of playing double agent.
In the comics, she’s romantically involved with Nick Fury but revealed to be a double agent.
Simultaneously he was willing to act as a double agent for other nations.
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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