intelligence officer

American  

noun

1. a military officer responsible for collecting and processing data on hostile forces, weather, and terrain.

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Etymology

Origin of intelligence officer

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

WASHINGTON—A former Federal Reserve official was found not guilty Tuesday of conspiring to share confidential central-bank information with Chinese intelligence officers, capping a case that featured spycraft, online seduction and a blackmail scam.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the French intelligence officers asked the question everyone was thinking: “Where did you get these?”

From Literature

“Money spent very quickly on the military corrupts very quickly,” said Dennis Wilder, a senior fellow at Georgetown University and former U.S. intelligence officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the lobby of the ministry building, each box was draped in a Cuban flag and set next to a photograph of the respective soldier or intelligence officer beneath the words "honour and glory".

From BBC

He was indicted by a federal grand jury after allegedly selling national defense information to an intelligence officer working for China for $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times