spy
C1UK /spaɪ/US /spaɪ/
Meaning
noun
a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization or person, especially somebody who is employed by a government or the police
“He was denounced as a foreign spy.”
verb
to collect secret information about another country, organization or person
“He spied for his government for more than ten years.”
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