spy
623
2.9
- noun
- /spaɪ/
:
espía
- Last week, a CIA spy plane took some surveillance photographs of the new Russian N1 rocket.
- a Soviet spy
- spies and informers
- a convicted spy
We are scared to call out Chinese spies over fear of racism.
- We are scared to call out Chinese spies over fear of racism.
- And in so far as his career as a spy, the gig is up.
- Who was the Israeli spy who was in prison?
- The whole Cold War spy thing is done.
- If anyone at Fox News is a spy, please raise your hand.
- I am the one who poisoned all of the spies in Russia and England.
- No, instead he was hiring a spy just like him.
- As an ex CIA spy, can you easily spot a liar?
- There was a bunch of Russian spies in Seattle.
- But what the, the, the spies report is they lost their way.
- Where was our spy such middle of the day?
Examples
-
The problem was the Russians had no American spies to offer, and the deal did not take place.
Academic text (1996) -
We saw it in the response to the Chinese spy balloon.
-
Am I a spy for the other side?
-
Oh, are you a spy for the other side?
-
I was a spy and I was caught.
-
Who was the Israeli spy who was in prison?
-
And she's being trained to be a spy in return.
-
If that man is not mad, he's a spy.
-
General Thatcher, and his chief spy, Captain Anderson.
-
He worked as a spy for the government, gathering intelligence on foreign agents.
Synonyms
201
7.3
A person who works as a secret agent or detective
33
3.7
A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country
27
3.4
A person who gathers hidden information for a government about enemies
26
7.4
A person who secretly looks for other people's private information
18
4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
13
3.0
A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
3
7.4
A person who secretly tries to find out about other people's private things
1
5.8
A person who secretly gets information for another country or company
Compounds
- Specialized
11
4.4
A satellite that watches Earth to gather information for military or government use
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spy comes from an old French word espier that meant 'to watch' or 'look'. That's why a spy is a person who secretly watches others to collect information.