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worknames

worknames is the plural of workname.

Meaning of workname

Noun

workname (plural worknames)

  1. The alias used by someone involved in secret espionage or intelligence work.
    • ‘I made the acquaintance of the head of the independent Thirteenth Intelligence Directorate, subordinated to the Party's Central Committee, who is known throughout Centre only by his workname Karla.’1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 256

Questions about worknames

What is worknames the plural of?
Worknames is the plural of workname.

Words near worknames in the dictionary

  1. workmen's comp
  2. workmen's compensation
  3. workmistress
  4. workmistresses
  5. workname
  6. worknames
  7. worknight
  8. worknights
  9. workoholic
  10. workoholics
  11. workout

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worknames (page history and authors); workname (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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