counterspies

noun

plural of counterspy
as in sleepers

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  1. sleepers
  2. spies
  3. informers
  4. couriers
Noun
  • That’s why this list includes both heavy, high fill powers and light inserts that will please even the hottest sleepers.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
  • SweetNight’s new CoolNest® Ultra Memory Foam Mattress takes a multi-layered approach to tackling the problem, combining cooling materials, ventilation and ergonomic support in a mattress designed particularly with hot sleepers in mind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleepers
Noun
  • And Project Bond is joining quite the collection of spies—er, vessels—on the seas.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informers
Noun
  • And like the milkman, good-looking couriers delivering the coveted cooling relief became a source of jealousy for insecure husbands.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Official couriers carrying an imperial passport could exchange horses rapidly, allowing messages and travelers to move across the empire with remarkable speed.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of couriers
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