单词 | treble agent |
释义 | > as lemmastreble agent treble agent n. a spy who works for three countries, his superiors in each being informed of his service to the other, but usually with actual allegiance only to one. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy > secret agent > serving more than one master double agent1935 treble agent1967 triple agent1968 1967 Punch 11 Oct. 542/1 A list of our treble agents in Bulgaria. 1978 ‘W. Wingate’ Bloodbath i. 12 He wants out. Reckons he's earned it as a double, or treble, agent. < as lemmas |
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