HUMINT

or hu·mint

[ hyoo-mintor, often, yoo- ]

noun

1. the gathering of political or military intelligence through secret agents.

humint

/ ˈhjuːmɪnt /

noun

1. human intelligence: military intelligence gained from human sources with knowledge of the target area

Word History and Origins

Origin of HUMINT¹

1975–80; hum(an) int(elligence)

Example Sentences

HUMINT will be utilized to collect personal schedules of targets.

From The Daily Beast