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dry agent

dry agent noun: a person who went undercover during prohibition in order to find evidence of the illicit sale of alcohol.

Noun

dry agent (plural dry agents)

  1. (historical) A person who went undercover during prohibition in order to find evidence of the illicit sale of alcohol.

Forms of dry agent

pluraldry agents

Questions about dry agent

What does dry agent mean?
Dry agent means a person who went undercover during prohibition in order to find evidence of the illicit sale of alcohol.
What part of speech is dry agent?
Dry agent is a noun.
What is the plural of dry agent?
The plural of dry agent is dry agents.

Words near dry agent in the dictionary

  1. dRVVT
  2. Drws-y-coed
  3. dry
  4. dry abscess
  5. dry abscesses
  6. dry agent
  7. dry agents
  8. dry as a bone
  9. dry as a dead dingo's donga
  10. dry as a dead dingo's donger
  11. dry as a nun's cunt

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