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Meaning of triple agent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A spy who pretends to be a double agent for one side, while actually acting as a double agent for the other side.

Examples

“There are also triple agents—people who do what the doubles have done, but change their minds and, under our control, pass phoney intelligence back to the Russians. Do you understand? It’s nothing but a complicated game, really.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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