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Spy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Spy? [n] a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [n] a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" [v] secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" [v] watch, observe, or inquire secretly [v] catch sight of Synonyms \| Synonyms for Spy: descry \| espy \| sleuth \| snoop \| spot \| stag \| undercover agent Related Terms \| Find terms related to Spy: See Also \| counterspy \| double agent \| enquire \| espionage agent \| foreign agent \| infiltrator \| inquire \| intelligence agent \| intelligence officer \| investigate \| looker \| Margarete Gertrud Zelle \| Mata Hari \| mole \| monitor \| operative \| ride herd on \| secret agent \| shadow \| shadower \| sight \| sleeper \| snoop \| snooper \| spectator \| supervise \| tail \| viewer \| watcher \| witness Spy In Webster's Dictionary \Spy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG. speh?n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa(?). ? 169. Cf. {Espy}, v.t., {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect}, {Conspicuouc}, {Despise}, {Frontispiece}, {Inspect}, {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope}, {Scecimen}, {Spectacle}, {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice}, {Spite}, {Suspicion}.] To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see. One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration. --Swift. 2. To discover by close search or examination. Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England. --Latimer. 3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. --Num. xxi. 32. \Spy\, v. i. To search narrowly; to scrutinize. It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak. \Spy\, n.; pl. {Spies}. [See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Espy}, n.] 1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others. ``These wretched spies of wit.'' --Dryden. 2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer. {Spy money}, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or secret intelligence regarding the enemy. {Spy Wednesday} (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot. Syn: See {Emissary}, and {Scout}.

Spy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spy?

[n] a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
[n] a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
[v] secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
[v] watch, observe, or inquire secretly
[v] catch sight of

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Spy In Webster's Dictionary

\Spy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG.
speh?n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa(?).
? 169. Cf. {Espy}, v.t., {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect},
{Conspicuouc}, {Despise}, {Frontispiece}, {Inspect},
{Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope}, {Scecimen}, {Spectacle},
{Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice}, {Spite}, {Suspicion}.]
To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of
concealment; to espy; to see.

      One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
      spied a note of admiration.              --Swift.

2. To discover by close search or examination.

         Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be
         reformed in the church of England.    --Latimer.

3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a
   country; -- usually with out.

         Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages
         thereof.                              --Num. xxi.
                                               32.


\Spy\, v. i.
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.

      It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak.


\Spy\, n.; pl. {Spies}. [See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Espy}, n.]
1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.
   ``These wretched spies of wit.'' --Dryden.

2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp,
   territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works,
   ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to
   communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.

{Spy money}, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or
   secret intelligence regarding the enemy.

{Spy Wednesday} (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding
   the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the
   betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.

Syn: See {Emissary}, and {Scout}.

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