: 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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Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer Another Pulitzer winner, this espionage thriller and political satire explores identity, loyalty, and the legacy of war through the confessions of a double agent.—Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Adapted from the eponymous Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the series from A24 and Rhombus Media follows a North Vietnamese double agent (played by Hoa Xuande) who continues passing along information after moving to Southern California before the fall of Saigon.—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025 After the trade, Barry and Aldon realize Tina is a double agent.—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 17 June 2025 Brielle plays Tina, an NSA analyst revealed in season 1 to be a double agent.—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for double agent
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