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intelligence officer

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of intelligence officer

First recorded in 1880–85


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Putin has proposed a trilateral summit to both Trump and Xi on previous occasions, the former Russian intelligence officer said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Nobody buys a gallon of diesel for their kitchen, and everybody pays for it anyway,” said Rob Carpenter, founder and chief intelligence officer at Tea Technologies, which runs a trucking safety and risk platform.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The BBC has found no evidence to suggest this was the case, and a former senior US official responsible for part of Tice's case has denied he was an intelligence officer.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The wardrobe of Neil Patrick Harris, who played a military intelligence officer, appeared to be lifted entirely from the less-celebrated work of designer Hugo Boss.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

One of the officers he got to know was Major John André, the chief British intelligence officer in New York.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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