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defector-in-place

defector-in-place noun: a person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.

Noun

defector-in-place (plural defectors-in-place)

  1. A person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.

Forms of defector-in-place

pluraldefectors-in-place

Questions about defector-in-place

What does defector-in-place mean?
Defector-in-place means a person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.
What part of speech is defector-in-place?
Defector-in-place is a noun.
What is the plural of defector-in-place?
The plural of defector-in-place is defectors-in-place.

Words near defector-in-place in the dictionary

  1. defectological
  2. defectologist
  3. defectologists
  4. defectology
  5. defector
  6. defector-in-place
  7. defectors
  8. defectors-in-place
  9. defectoscope
  10. defectoscopes
  11. defectoscopic

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