spy
spahy
- n (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- n a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- v catch sight of
- v watch, observe, or inquire secretly
- v catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- v secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
spy for the Russians
- THE EXCHANGE SPOOKED CIA OFFICIALS WHO HAVE LONG SUSpected that the Soviet Union had a spy in the agency during the cold war.
- A tale of the diplomat, his spy paramour, and his wife also a spy keeps getting weirder.
- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold: Even if John le Carre's book isn't authentic, nobody except another certified spy can be sure.