1. an agent of a secret service.
2. (loosely) a person employed to collect the military secrets of one country and relay them to another, esp. a person living in a foreign country while so working for his or her own nation; spy.
[ 1830-40 ]
1. an agent of a secret service.
2. (loosely) a person employed to collect the military secrets of one country and relay them to another, esp. a person living in a foreign country while so working for his or her own nation; spy.
[ 1830-40 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012