the skills learned from experience in a trade, often used to refer to the skills spies use to avoid being detected
tradecraft in American English
(ˈtreɪdˌkræft)
noun
the practices and techniques of espionage
Examples of 'tradecraft' in a sentence
tradecraft
They loved to impress visitors with what they called 'tradecraft'.
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There's a wonderful tradecraft that comes out of divorce.
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Failing that, basic tradecraft would include avoiding the question.
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He has no training, yet his tradecraft is superb: he's brave, loyal and dogged.
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Their tactics and tradecraft are familiar to us all: exploding gadgets, invisible ink, false-bottomed briefcases, passwords, deadletter drops, clandestine infiltration.
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The hero knows his tradecraft, maintains his own arsenal and belongs to the retributive school of law enforcement.
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Hundreds of agents were involved in preparing the cover story and there was more old-fashioned tradecraft and less last-minute drama.