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INFILTRATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An intruder (as troops) with hostile intent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("infiltrator" is a kind of...):

interloper; intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)

Derivation:

infiltrate (pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("infiltrator" is a kind of...):

spy; undercover agent ((military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors)

Derivation:

infiltrate (enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members)

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