sleeper
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈsliːpər/
- NSFW
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agente durmiente
- Finally, there's the big reveal: the identity of the CIA sleeper agent assigned to Colorado.
- sleeper cell
- sleeper agent
- sleeper terrorist
I think it's almost exactly a year ago now about the sleeper cells in Russia.
- I think it's almost exactly a year ago now about the sleeper cells in Russia.
- The if you read these really left wing things, they believe that they are sleeper cells all around the country.
- You can't tell me that they're, they're not sleeper cells in Judea and Samaria.
Examples
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It's an algorithm detailing how we activate our sleeper agents.
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For some, that will never happen (witness sleeper cells here in the US).
Blog text (20) -
New Freedom has sleeper agents here in the U.S.
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Maybe a sleeper cell, but it's too early to tell.
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We're going to do everything we can to find the sleeper, but it may all come down to you.
Fiction book (1996) -
We operate in sleeper cells.
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On a related note, Barry is a communist sleeper agent.
Blog text (25) -
They came before and created sleeper agents, like me.
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Oddly enough, the Kennedy School also had a real Russian sleeper spy among its students.
Blog text (22) -
Law enforcement is increasingly focused on identifying sleeper agents who blend into society while waiting for instructions.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who secretly collects information for a government or company
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8.2
A person who secretly works inside an organization to pass information to an enemy
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4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
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9.9
A person who secretly helps an enemy inside their country
A person who works secretly inside another group to get information
Compounds
- Specialized
A hidden program in a computer network that stays inactive until activated to do harm
- NSFW
A hidden group of people who stay inactive until they get orders to do illegal or violent acts
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleeper comes from the root sleep 'to rest'. A sleeper agent 'sleeps' in plain view as a normal person until orders 'wake' them, which is why the word means a spy who is inactive until activated.