spymaster
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- noun
- /ˈspaɪˌmæstər/
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jefe de espionaje
- By the time this experienced spymaster entered the Bolshoi central box, he was deputy head of GRU's strategic intelligence directorate.
- a former spymaster
- the chief spymaster
- a German spymaster
There's a hitman, there is a thief, again, a spymaster, there's a Prince, just a really fun group of characters.
- There's a hitman, there is a thief, again, a spymaster, there's a Prince, just a really fun group of characters.
Examples
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In flashbacks to 1939 Paris, Atwell plays Rampling's younger self who is recruited into the service by and falls in love with Sewell's spymaster.
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As the lead spymaster, she oversaw various secret missions carried out by agents around the world.
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Kim learns from an English spymaster to serve the Empire by joining the secret service.
Academic text (2000) -
George Washington was the American Army's first spymaster.
Academic text (2003) -
In contrast, his British spymaster, Blair, is a humanist with an Oxford B.A. in classics.
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The spymaster carefully planned the operation to gather intelligence about enemy movements.
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After years of service, the veteran spymaster shared insights about the challenges of running covert operations.
Synonyms
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A person who works for the government and acts for it
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An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
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A person who manages secret sources who give information to a spy agency
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spymaster combines spy and master, where spy is someone who 'watches in secret' and master means the person 'in charge' or an expert. So a spymaster is the person who leads and directs secret intelligence operations.