| has gloss | (noun) a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
secret agent, operative, intelligence officer, intelligence agent |
| has gloss | eng: An intelligence officer is a person employed by an organization to collect, compile and analyze information (known as intelligence) which is of use to that organization. Organizations which employ intelligence officers include armed forces, police, civilian intelligence agencies and customs agencies. |
| lexicalization | eng: intelligence agent |
| lexicalization | eng: intelligence officer |
| lexicalization | eng: operative |
| lexicalization | eng: secret agent |
| subclass of | (noun) a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
agent |
| has subclass | (noun) a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
foot |
| has subclass | (noun) an undercover agent who is given no official cover
NOC |
| has subclass | (noun) (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
undercover agent, spy |
| has subclass | (noun) an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
walk-in |
| has subclass | (noun) an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
agent-in-place |
| has subclass | (noun) a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
provocateur, agent provocateur |
| has subclass | (noun) an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
bridge agent |
| has subclass | (noun) an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
case officer |
| has subclass | (noun) a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
windtalker, codetalker |