| double agent n. A person pretending to work as a spy for one government while actually working as a spy for another government. |
double agent
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a spy employed by two mutually antagonistic countries, companies, etc.
Agent in contact with two opposing intelligence services, only one of which is aware of the double contact or quasi-intelligence services.
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| Noun | 1. |  double agent - a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countriesspy, undercover agent - (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors |
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