- spy, undercover agent - (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
--1 is a kind of secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
--1 has particulars:counterspy, mole; double agent; espionage agent; foreign agent; infiltrator; sleeper; Mata Hari, Margarete Gertrud Zelle Derived forms: verb spy3, verb spy2 - spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
--2 is a kind of spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker
--2 has particulars: snoop, snooper; tail, shadow, shadowerDerived forms: verb spy3, verb spy2
- descry, spot, espy, spy - catch sight of
--1 is one way to sight
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun spying3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- spy, stag, snoop, sleuth - watch, observe, or inquire secretly
--2 is one way to monitor, supervise, ride herd on
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun spy1, noun spy2, noun spying1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- spy - secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
--3 is one way to investigate, inquire, enquire
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun spy2, noun spy1, noun spying2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP