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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
spy |
| NOUN: | A person who secretly observes others to obtain information: agent, operative. Informal : spook. Idioms: secret (or undercover) agent. See INVESTIGATE. |
| VERB: | 1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot. See SEE. 2. To observe or listen in secret to obtain information: eavesdrop. See INVESTIGATE. |
| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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