Meanings
nounforeign agent (plural foreign agents)
plural foreign agents
- Someone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 外國代理人 /外国代理人, 五十萬 /五十万
- 外國代理人 /外国代理人 (wàiguó dàilǐrén)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- 五十萬 /五十万 (wǔshíwàn)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
French agent de l'étranger, agente de l'étranger
- agent de l'étrangeranyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- agente de l'étrangeranyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
German ausländischer Agent, ausländische Agentin
- ausländischer Agentanyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- ausländische Agentinanyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
Russian иностра́нный аге́нт, иностра́нная аге́нтка
- иностра́нный аге́нт (inostránnyj agént)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- иностра́нная аге́нтка (inostránnaja agéntka)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- иноаге́нт (inoagént)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- иноаге́нтка (inoagéntka)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
Ukrainian інозе́мний аге́нт, інозе́мна аге́нтка
- інозе́мний аге́нт (inozémnyj ahént)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- інозе́мна аге́нтка (inozémna ahéntka)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- іноаге́нт (inoahént)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
- іноаге́нтка (inoahéntka)anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country
Cite this entry
APA
foreign agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20agent
MLA
“foreign agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20agent.
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