спя́щий аге́нт — meaning in English
spyashchiy agent
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English meaning
- sleeper noun Someone who is sleeping.
Senses
спя́щий аге́нт is used for these senses in English:
- sleeper A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
- sleeper agent A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.
sleeper — full definition
- noun Someone who is sleeping.
- noun A spy or agent who lives an ordinary life in a community until activated for a mission.
- noun Something — a film, product, or competitor — that unexpectedly becomes a big success after being overlooked.
- noun (British) A wooden or concrete beam laid under railway tracks to support them; a railroad tie.
- noun A car that has been heavily modified for performance while still looking ordinary.
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