"sleeper agent" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sleeper agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeper agent (plural sleeper agents)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: sleeper agent Categories (topical): Espionage, People Translations (spy placed in a target country or organisation to act as a potential asset): 潛伏特工 (Chinese Mandarin), 潜伏特工 (qiánfú tègōng) (Chinese Mandarin), nukkuva agentti (Finnish), agent dormant [masculine] (French), agent en sommeil [masculine] (French), agente adormecido [masculine] (Portuguese), agente dormente [masculine] (Portuguese), agente durmiente [masculine] (Spanish), sovande agent [common-gender] (Swedish)

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