counterspies

noun

plural of counterspy
as in sleepers

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  1. sleepers
  2. spies
  3. informers
  4. couriers
Noun
  • The rear sleeping space features a 53-inch-wide bed for two sleepers.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Many of today's best kids mattresses are specifically designed for younger sleepers, with features like flippable firmness levels, washable covers, waterproof protection and low-emission materials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of sleepers
Noun
  • To Robby and Michael, suddenly seeing their parents in the news again as spies was painful.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 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
  • According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
  • Darnell and Sanchez also targeted other Empyreal Logistics couriers in Denver and in Northern Colorado.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Definition of couriers
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“Counterspies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspies. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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