defector-in-place

noun

A person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.

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Meanings

noundefector-in-place (plural defectors-in-place)

plural defectors-in-place

  1. espionageA person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.
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APA

defector-in-place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defector-in-place

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“defector-in-place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defector-in-place. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defector-in-place,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defector-in-place.

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