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molehunter

molehunter noun: one who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).

Noun

molehunter (plural molehunters)

  1. One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).
    • In the late 1960s here, in a room booked for the occasion, molehunter Peter Wright made 'one more try' at breaking Alister Watson, the defence scientist believed to have given secrets to the Soviets for decades.1994, Roy Berkeley, A Spy's London, page 306

Forms of molehunter

pluralmolehunters

Origin of molehunter

From mole + hunter.

Questions about molehunter

What does molehunter mean?
Molehunter means one who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).
What part of speech is molehunter?
Molehunter is a noun.
What is the plural of molehunter?
The plural of molehunter is molehunters.

Words near molehunter in the dictionary

  1. molehilled
  2. molehilling
  3. molehills
  4. molehilly
  5. molehunt
  6. molehunter
  7. molehunters
  8. molehunts
  9. moleish
  10. Molek
  11. Molekh

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