superspy
noun[C]
(alsosuper-spy)uk/ˈsuː.pə.spaɪ/us/ˈsuː.pɚ.spaɪ/anextremelygoodspy(= apersonwhosecretlycollectsandreportsinformationabout theactivitiesof anothercountryororganization):
Shestarsin a new TVadventureseriesabouttechgeekswhobecomesuperspies.
Pierce Brosnanportrayedthe super-spy James Bond in fourhitfilms.
- They nowworkas super-spies for thegovernment,adeptatinterceptingmessagesanddecryptingsecretcodes.
- Theseriesfeaturesanelitegroupof superspies that mustinfiltrateand take down aterroristorganization.
- Atrainedassassin,BlackWidow is one of the mostdeadlysuperspies in the Marvelcomicseries.
International relations: spying and espionage
- agent
- agent provocateur
- anti-bug
- counter-espionage
- insider
- intel
- intelligence
- MI5
- MI6
- scout
- shadow
- sleuthing
- snoop
- spook
- spy
- spy onsomeone/something
- tail
- tap
- the CIA
- tradecraft