1. (noun) spy, undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Synonyms: undercover agent, spy
2. (verb) spy
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
Synonyms: undercover agent
3. (verb) descry, spot, espy, spy
catch sight of
Synonyms: blob, blemish, snoop, recognize, stag, sight, descry, fleck, espy, pick out, sleuth, recognise, spy, distinguish, tell apart, make out, blot, discern, spot
4. (verb) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Synonyms: snoop, give away, shit, stag, sight, shop, betray, espy, sleuth, rat, spy, snitch, denounce, tell on, grass, spot, descry
5. (verb) spy, sight
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
Synonyms: spot, stag, sight, descry, sleuth, espy, spy, snoop
6. (verb) spy
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
Synonyms: spot, espy, snoop, stag, sight, sleuth, descry
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