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单词 spymaster
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spymaster

[ spahy-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
/ ˈspaɪˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.

Origin of spymaster

First recorded in 1940–45; spy + master

Words nearby spymaster

Spuyten Duyvil Creek, spy, spyglass, spyhole, spyhop, spymaster, spy on, spy out, Spyri, spyware, Spy Wednesday
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Example sentences from the Web for spymaster

  • When the president of the United States and his spymaster sound like Putin, it might be time to rethink things.

    Did Putin or Obama Say ‘We Don’t Have a Domestic Spying Program’?|Justin Miller|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Celebrity Name-Drop IMF chief Christine Lagarde, Oxygen founder “Gerry” Laybourne, ex–U.K. spymaster Dame Stella Rimington.

    Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’|Sean Macaulay|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Germany even gave East German spymaster Markus Wolf a government pension and let him peacefully retire.

    Good Riddance, Gaddafi!|Richard Miniter|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • After a string of disappointing books, the Cold War spymaster is back with a great new novel.

    John le Carré Returns|Sarah Weinman|October 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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