tradecrafts

Noun

tradecraft (countable and uncountable, plural tradecrafts)

1. The skills acquired through experience of a trade.
2. The methods used in espionage and clandestine operations.
   • The conduct of the meeting and the passing of intelligence is simply amateurish statecraft and intelligence tradecraft, and begs the question: Who are the professionals planning the strategy and operations that direct the President on the world stage?2017 May 16, Mark Hertling, “Trump had the right to do it, but should he have?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2017