SPYCATCHER

Meaning of SPYCATCHER in English

a book (1987) by Peter Wright, a former member of MI5 . It describes his life as a spy and reveals many of the secrets of the way MI5 works. It was originally banned in Britain.

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SPYCATCHER — spycatcher BrE AmE ˈspaɪ ˌkætʃ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ spycatcher|s z
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WRIGHT, PETER — Wright, Peter BrE AmE (1917–1995) a British ↑ spy who became famous in 1987 for writing a book called Spycatcher …
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WRIGHT — I. Wright, Frank Lloyd /raɪt/ BrE AmE (1869–1959) a US ↑ architect , generally regarded as the most important US …
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RULE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court rules/orders/holds sth ▪ The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive. …
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NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
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INVASION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an invasion of privacy ▪ Random drug testing of employees is an invasion of privacy. …
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INTERESTING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/excellent/interesting article ▪ There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today. …
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BEND — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bend in a river ▪ He rounded a bend in the river and …
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AUTHORIZE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ The accord also authorized the creation of a mechanism to monitor the …
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