double agent

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double agent

noun double agents

A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are actually working for or passing information to the other.

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Español	agente doble
中文	雙重間諜 /双重间谍 shuāngchóng jiàndié
Português	agente duplo
Français	agent double
Deutsch	Doppelagent, Doppelagentin
Italiano	doppiogiochista
Русский	двойно́й аге́нт dvojnój agént
Tiếng Việt	gián điệp hai mang, điệp viên hai mang
العربية	عَمِيل مُزْدَوِج ʕamīl muzdawij
עברית	סוֹכֵן כָּפוּל sokhen kaful

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@misc{double_agent_2026,
  title = {double agent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/double%20agent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}