counterspy

noun

Definition of counterspynext
as in sleeper

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Recent Examples of counterspy Shadow Alliance Former National Security Agency counterspy John Schindler wrote on his Top Secret Umbra blog in January 2024 that Epstein appeared to have been part of a shadowy Israeli influence operation characterized as MEGA. — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019 Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations. — Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018 Spies fall in love with counterspies, Israelis with Palestinians, Prisoner Z with his guard. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterspy
  1. sleeper
  2. double agent
  3. spy
  4. informer
  5. courier
Noun
  • The classic profile is gently supportive for back and stomach sleepers, while the contoured option offers enhanced comfort and support for side and back sleepers.
    — V BRAND STORIES, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Deep sleepers will appreciate the gradual wake-up call from a large catalog of alarm sounds, and an alarm volume that reaches decibels capable of reviving a bear from its hibernation.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleeper
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  • Later, Joe meets a Ukrainian double agent on Georgetown University’s campus, but the scene was actually filmed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The cast includes Nicolas Cage as Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character, as well as Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Ron Perlman and Michael Sheen.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of double agent
Noun
  • Yet the Department of Military Counterintelligence—formally responsible for detecting foreign spies within the armed forces—has also been involved in many cases, reflecting the growing dependence of Russian industries on military contracts.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Bourne Identity Teens who enjoy action movies and spy capers will be all about the first film in the Bourne movie series, which came out in 2002.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • But even larger quantities went unseized as agents in Albuquerque stood by and watched as drug couriers entered hotels with backpacks believed to be carrying as many as 100,000 fentanyl pills.
    — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • College student Julie Pierre, 21, feared the worst when her 350 rolls failed to arrive at Hollywood’s Yellow Green Farmers Market last Saturday — and suspected the Uber courier had vanished with her sweet delivery (valued at $3,100).
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of courier

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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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