superspy

noun

superspy

noun

Etymology From super- + spy.

1

A glamorous, important spy.

  • ...the beginning of the end of Israeli superspy hegemony in spy fiction.1989, Reeva S Simon, The Middle East in Crime Fiction:
  • Well, at least they look good, especially after escaping from the clutches of the superspy baddies.1994, Howard Prouty, Variety TV Reviews 1991-92:
1 more example
  • The three superspies soon discover that the answer involves mysterious codes, secret graveyard meetings, underground torture chambers in medieval castles...2007, Deborah Abela, Max Remy Superspy: The French Code:

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