undercover
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adjective \-ˈkə-vər\Definition of UNDERCOVER
: acting or executed in secret; specifically : employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation <an undercover agent>
— undercover adverb
See Examples of UNDERCOVER
- <an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization>
- <for months she's been an undercover agent pretending to be a drug dealer>
First Known Use of UNDERCOVER
1920
Related to UNDERCOVER
- Synonyms
- backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, secret, underground, underhand, underhanded
Rhymes with UNDERCOVER
2undercover
nounDefinition of UNDERCOVER
: a person engaged in undercover activity : spy
Examples of UNDERCOVER
- <within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits>
First Known Use of UNDERCOVER
1962
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