Mata Hari

[mah-tuh hahr-ee, mat-uh har-ee]

noun

1. Gertrud Margarete Zelle, 1876–1917, Dutch dancer in France: executed as a spy by the French.

Mata Hari

/ ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːrɪ /

noun

1. real name Gertrud Margarete Zelle. 1876–1917, Dutch dancer in France, who was executed as a German spy in World War I

Mata Hari

1. A Dutch spy who worked for both the French and the Germans during World War I. The French executed her in 1917.

A “Mata Hari” is a seductive, double-dealing woman.