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COUNTERSPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterspy mean?
• COUNTERSPY (noun)
The noun COUNTERSPY has 1 sense:
1. a spy who works against enemy espionage
Familiarity information: COUNTERSPY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spy who works against enemy espionage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
counterspy; mole
Hypernyms ("counterspy" is a kind of...):
spy; undercover agent ((military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors)
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