undercover agent

collocation in English

meaningsofundercoverandagent

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undercover
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈkʌv.ər/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈkʌv.ɚ/
working secretly using a false appearance in order to get information for the police ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofundercoverandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of particular interest for its aspects of ' sleuthing ' is the story of theundercoveragent, recruited to collect evidence while acting as a nurse's aide.
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A gang of badger baiters was trapped by an anti-blood sportsundercoveragent, who made a video film of the cruelty.
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Anundercoveragentplayed a role in the investigation that led to indictments.
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Many of his activities during the period seem to have involved a degree of secrecy; he was effectively acting as a kind ofundercoveragent.
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Fortunately, anundercoveragenthad knocked out the clown and taken his place, accompanying the others to the hideout.
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Until the end of the war he was anundercoveragent, whose task was to infiltrate resistance movements.
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He also becomes one of the society's branch leaders and agrees to be anundercoveragentfor them in the palace.
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He is a genetic construct designed to have telepathic abilities, and to function as anundercoveragent.
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Anundercoveragentbetrayed them and their defection attempt failed.
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During this sting operation, he worked as anundercoveragent.
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Joe turns out to be a law-enforcementundercoveragent, working to bring down the drug ring.
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However, if the accused were to divulge information to an informer orundercoveragentof their own free will then the statements could be used against them.
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He learns that the police are corrupt and take bribesand also not to trust anyone, as one of his employees turns out to be a federalundercoveragent.
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The special counsel was principally investigating whether any official violated a law that makes it a crime to knowingly disclose the identity of anundercoveragent.
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Jae-in later is informed that he is also anundercoveragent, working on her side.
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Nikki (who was knocked out, and not dead), eventually reveals her as anundercoveragent.
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Middlebrook invited theundercoveragentto participate in the acquisition of a racetrack, suggesting it was ideal for laundering money.
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It does not concern undercover agents working surreptitiously in other countries.
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The police have a multitude of different sources from which they can draw; they have informers, undercover agents, and so on.
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