sleeper agent

English

Noun

sleeper agent (plural sleeper agents)

1. A spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.

Translations

spy placed in a target country or organization to act as a potential asset

• Arabic: جَاسُوس نَائِم m (jāsūs nāʔim)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潛伏特工 / 潜伏特工 (qiánfú tègōng)

• Finnish: nukkuva agentti
• French: agent dormant (fr) m, agent en sommeil (fr) m
• Italian: agente dormiente m or f
• Polish: śpioch (pl), uśpiony agent m
• Portuguese: agente adormecido m, agente dormente m
• Russian: спя́щий аге́нт m (spjáščij agént)
• Spanish: agente durmiente m or f, agente dormidor m
• Swedish: sovande agent (sv) c

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