Meanings
nounmolehunter (plural molehunters)
plural molehunters
- espionageOne who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).
In the late 1960s here, in a room booked for the occasion, molehunter Peter Wright made 'one more try' at breaking Alister Watson, the defence scientist believed to have given secrets to the Soviets for decades.
1994, Roy Berkeley, A Spy's London, page 306
Origin
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