counterspy

coun·ter·spy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-spahy]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌspaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-spahy]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌspaɪ/

Definitions of counterspy word

noun counterspy a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage 3
noun counterspy a spy used in counterespionage 3
noun plural counterspy a spy active in counterespionage. 1
noun counterspy A spy engaged in counterespionage. 1
noun counterspy A spy working in counterintelligence. 0

See all 5 definitions of counterspy

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Origin of counterspy

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; counter- + spy

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Parts of speech for Counterspy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterspy

counterspy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

counterspy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for counterspy

noun counterspy

mole — a spicy sauce flavored with chocolate, usually served with turkey or chicken.
plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
spy — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.

All 3 Synonyms of counterspy