Defenition of the word spy
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Defenition of the word spy
- A person in charge of illegally gathering information to be kept secret.
- catch sight of
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
- a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
Synonyms for the word spy
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- descry
- espy
- snoop
- spot
- stag
- undercover agent
Hyponyms for the word spy
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- counterspy
- descry
- detect
- discover
- double agent
- espionage agent
- espy
- find
- foreign agent
- infiltrator
- Margarete Gertrud Zelle
- Mata Hari
- mole
- notice
- observe
- shadow
- shadower
- sleeper
- snoop
- snooper
- spot
- spy
- tail
Hypernyms for the word spy
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- comprehend
- enquire
- inquire
- intelligence agent
- intelligence officer
- investigate
- looker
- monitor
- operative
- perceive
- ride herd on
- secret agent
- sight
- spectator
- spy
- supervise
- viewer
- watcher
- witness
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