spy

Definition for spy

noun as in person who secretly finds out about another's business

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agent, detective, informer, investigator, mole, operative, secret agent, secret service, undercover agent

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emissary, lookout, observer, patrol, plant, scout, sleeper, sleuth, snoop, spotter, watcher

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double agent, espionage agent, foreign agent, inside agent, intelligencer, plumber

verb as in secretly follow, watch another's actions

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discover, examine, scrutinize, snoop

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case, eyeball, glimpse, meddle, notice, observe, peep, pry, reconnoiter, scout, search, shadow, sleuth, spot, stag, tail, trail, view, watch

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catch sight of, fish out, get a load of, keep under surveillance, look for, recon, set eyes on, stake out, take in, take note

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Mr Donaldson was once a key figure in Sinn Féin's rise as a political force in Northern Ireland but he was found brutally murdered in 2006 after it emerged he had been a spy.

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In December, he said he "ceased all contact" with Yang Tengbo, who led the Chinese arm of Pitch@Palace, after receiving advice from the UK government which alleged that he was a spy.

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It followed an affidavit from Bar a few days earlier, in which he had accused the prime minister of demanding personal loyalty and ordering the Shin Bet to spy on anti-government protesters.

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It follows his meeting with the head of Israel's spy agency on Thursday.

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Here, in a conversation edited for length and clarity, Brosnan discusses developing Conrad, returning to the spy genre in the Steven Soderbergh film “Black Bag” and why acting still thrills him.

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