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molehunters

molehunters is the plural of molehunter.

Meaning of molehunter

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

Questions about molehunters

What is molehunters the plural of?
Molehunters is the plural of molehunter.

Words near molehunters in the dictionary

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

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