Meaning double agent
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double agent1935, from double (adj.) + agent (n.).
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double agentA spy purporting to work for one country while actually on the payroll of another. As a conduit for disinformation, the double agent pretends to spy on an organisation but is, in fact, loyal to it. Often the result of an agent being “turned”, through threats or financial incentives.
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double agent
(espionage) A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are truthfully working for the other/ passing information to the other.
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