sleeper agent

English

Noun

sleeper agent (plural sleeper agents)

1. A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.

Translations

spy placed in a target country or organisation to act as a potential asset

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潛伏せんぷく特とく工こう／潜伏せんぷく特とく工こう (qiánfú tègōng)

• Finnish: nukkuva agentti
• French: agent dormant (fr) m, agent en sommeil (fr) m
• Portuguese: agente adormecido m, agente dormente m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: agente durmiente m
• Swedish: sovande agent (sv) c

Anagrams

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