molehuntn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊlhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊlˌ(h)ənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, hunt n.²

Etymology: < mole n.³ + hunt n.²

An investigation which seeks to expose and catch moles (mole n.³ 3b) or other informants.

ΚΠ

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 1 Aug. 7 Britain's courts have embarked on a ‘mole’ hunt—with potentially serious consequences for the celebrated freedom of the press here.

1987 N. West (title) Molehunt: the full story of the Soviet spy in MI5.

1995 Independent 10 Oct. 16/7 If Simkins and White had stepped adroitly, the history of the Cambridge Ring and the subsequent ‘molehunt’ would have terminated happily.

Derivatives

ˈmole-hunter n.

ΚΠ

1981 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 5 Apr. 19 His US counterpart, and a mole-hunter of considerable fame, was James Jesus Angleton, head of counter-intelligence for the CIA.

1995 Time (Nexis) 22 May 54 The KGB..did everything it could to deflect the attention of the [CIA] mole hunters and send them down blind alleys.

ˈmole-hunting n.

ΚΠ

1981 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 5 Apr. 19 As many of his latest charges..depend heavily on information from self-styled ‘loyal’ secret servicemen, it is important to get his mole-hunting act in perspective.

1988 H. H. A. Cooper & L. J. Redlinger Catching Spies v. 220 Mole hunting has..often to be undertaken in a psychologically unfavorable climate in which the security services..are regarded as derelict in their duty.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	molehunt
释义	molehuntn. Brit. /ˈməʊlhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈmoʊlˌ(h)ənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, hunt n.² Etymology: < mole n.³ + hunt n.² An investigation which seeks to expose and catch moles (mole n.³ 3b) or other informants. ΚΠ 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 1 Aug. 7 Britain's courts have embarked on a ‘mole’ hunt—with potentially serious consequences for the celebrated freedom of the press here. 1987 N. West (title) Molehunt: the full story of the Soviet spy in MI5. 1995 Independent 10 Oct. 16/7 If Simkins and White had stepped adroitly, the history of the Cambridge Ring and the subsequent ‘molehunt’ would have terminated happily. Derivatives ˈmole-hunter n. ΚΠ 1981 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 5 Apr. 19 His US counterpart, and a mole-hunter of considerable fame, was James Jesus Angleton, head of counter-intelligence for the CIA. 1995 Time (Nexis) 22 May 54 The KGB..did everything it could to deflect the attention of the [CIA] mole hunters and send them down blind alleys. ˈmole-hunting n. ΚΠ 1981 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 5 Apr. 19 As many of his latest charges..depend heavily on information from self-styled ‘loyal’ secret servicemen, it is important to get his mole-hunting act in perspective. 1988 H. H. A. Cooper & L. J. Redlinger Catching Spies v. 220 Mole hunting has..often to be undertaken in a psychologically unfavorable climate in which the security services..are regarded as derelict in their duty. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1980
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