: a spy pretending to serve one government while actually serving another
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He was secretly working as a double agent for the Americans during the war.
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Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent.—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2025 Samia’s fate remains unknown as she’s reported to be be held in the Sudanese prison Kober, known for its treacherous conditions, which is the intel that leads Martian to surrender to James Richardson’s (Hugh Bonneville) condition to become a double agent.—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 The double agent Clive arouses Jake’s suspicion immediately, and Sheriff McDowell vouches for him despite being unable to distinguish an Irish accent from a Scottish one.—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025 Fassbender’s character, George Woodhouse, is tasked with finding out the identity of a double agent who is trying to sell a deadly cyberweapon to foreign buyers.—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double agent
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