double agent

English

Noun

double agent (plural double agents)

(espionage) A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are actually working for or passing information to the other.
Coordinate term: triple agent

Translations

Translations

Arabic: عَمِيل مُزْدَوِج m (ʕamīl muzdawij)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙重間諜／双重间谍 (shuāngchóng jiàndié)
Czech: dvojitý agent m
Danish: dobbeltagent c
Dutch: dubbelagent (nl) m, dubbelspion (nl) m
Finnish: kaksoisagentti
French: agent double (fr) m
German: Doppelagent (de) m, Doppelagentin (de) f
Hebrew: סוֹכֵן כָּפוּל (he) m (sokhen kaful)
Hungarian: kettős ügynök
Italian: doppiogiochista (it) m or f
Polish: podwójny agent m
Portuguese: agente duplo m
Russian: двойно́й аге́нт m (dvojnój agént)
Serbo-Croatian: dvostruki agent m
Slovak: dvojitý agent
Spanish: agente doble m
Swedish: dubbelagent (sv)
Turkish: çifte ajan
Vietnamese: gián điệp hai mang, điệp viên hai mang

See also

double-crosser

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