: a spy pretending to serve one government while actually serving another
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He was secretly working as a double agent for the Americans during the war.
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 Garber starred on Alias throughout its five-season run, from 2001 to 2006, as Jack Bristow, the father of Jennifer Garner’s Sydney Bristow, a double agent spy.—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Robert Redford's Roles His roles ranged from Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward to a mountain man in Jeremiah Johnson to a double agent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and his co-stars included Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise.—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double agent
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