Meanings
noundouble agent (plural double agents)
plural double agents
- espionageA spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are actually working for or passing information to the other.
Translations
Arabic عَمِيل مُزْدَوِج
- عَمِيل مُزْدَوِج (ʕamīl muzdawij)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雙重間諜 /双重间谍
- 雙重間諜 /双重间谍 (shuāngchóng jiàndié)Translations
Czech dvojitý agent
- dvojitý agentTranslations
Danish dobbeltagent
- dobbeltagentTranslations
Dutch dubbelagent, dubbelspion
- dubbelagentTranslations
- dubbelspionTranslations
Finnish kaksoisagentti
- kaksoisagenttiTranslations
French agent double
- agent doubleTranslations
German Doppelagent, Doppelagentin
- DoppelagentTranslations
- DoppelagentinTranslations
Hebrew סוֹכֵן כָּפוּל
- סוֹכֵן כָּפוּל (sokhen kaful)Translations
Hungarian kettős ügynök
- kettős ügynökTranslations
Italian doppiogiochista
- doppiogiochistaTranslations
Polish podwójny agent, podwójna agentka
- podwójny agentTranslations
- podwójna agentkaTranslations
Portuguese agente duplo
- agente duploTranslations
Russian двойно́й аге́нт
- двойно́й аге́нт (dvojnój agént)Translations
Slovak dvojitý agent
- dvojitý agentTranslations
Spanish agente doble
- agente dobleTranslations
Swedish dubbelagent
- dubbelagentTranslations
Turkish çifte ajan
- çifte ajanTranslations
Vietnamese gián điệp hai mang, điệp viên hai mang
- gián điệp hai mangTranslations
- điệp viên hai mangTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
double agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20agent
MLA
“double agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20agent.
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