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sleeper agent

sleeper agent noun: a spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.

Noun

sleeper agent (plural sleeper agents)

  1. A spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.

sleeper agent meaning in Arabic

sleeper agent in Arabic

spy placed in a target country or organization to act as a potential asset
جَاسُوس نَائِم jāsūs nāʔim

Forms of sleeper agent

pluralsleeper agents

Questions about sleeper agent

What does sleeper agent mean?
Sleeper agent means a spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.
What is sleeper agent in Arabic?
Sleeper agent in Arabic is جَاسُوس نَائِم (jāsūs nāʔim). See Sleeper agent meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sleeper agent?
Sleeper agent is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeper agent?
The plural of sleeper agent is sleeper agents.

Words near sleeper agent in the dictionary

  1. sleepeats
  2. sleeped
  3. sleeper
  4. sleeper account
  5. sleeper accounts
  6. sleeper agent
  7. sleeper agents
  8. sleeper berth
  9. sleeper berths
  10. sleeper build
  11. sleeper builds

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