Definition of Counterspy

1. Noun. A spy who works against enemy espionage.

Exact synonyms: Mole
Generic synonyms: Spy, Undercover Agent

Definition of Counterspy

1. Noun. A spy working in counterintelligence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Counterspy

1. [n -SPIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterspy

countersigns
countersing
countersinging
countersings
countersink
countersink bit
countersinking
countersinks
counterslogan
counterslogans
countersniper
countersnipers
counterspell
counterspells
counterspies
counterspy (current term)
counterspying
counterstain
counterstained
counterstaining
counterstains
counterstand
counterstate
counterstated
counterstates
counterstating
countersteer
countersteered
countersteering
countersteers

Literary usage of Counterspy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Coalescence by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"Halperin also defended the Red counterspy ... Welch was then assassinated by communists and Halperin publicly defended counterspy saying: “It is difficult ..."

2. The Last of the Romanofs by Charles Rivet (1918)
"... counterspy service was quite openly squaring its accounts with those who despised bureaucracy. One name, cursed by everyone, summed up that epoch: ..."

3. The Last of the Romanofs by Charles Rivet, Hardress O'Grady (1918)
"He managed to discover the Japanese secret cypher, but being found out in turn by the Japanese counterspy system, he deceived his chiefs by continuing to ..."

4. Threads of Silk by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"CIA Director Colby first blamed the death of Welch on counterspy magazine, which had published the name of Welch some months before. ..."

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