sleeper agent
sleeper agent · sleeper agents
спящий агент
A spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
спя́щий аге́нтspjáščij agént
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
spy placed in a target country or organization to act as a potential asset:
Forms
plural: sleeper agents| Singular | sleeper agent |
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See also
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