Defector and Spy

Defector

Defector noun - A person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right.

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Spy and defector are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a noun "Defector".

Spy noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Defector and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defector" instead a noun "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

fellow	fellow defector	fellow spy
female	female defector	female spy
best	best defector	best spy
real	real defector	real spy
Other adjectives: potential, possible, former, legendary, Nazi, imperial, greatest, communist, soviet, english.

At its center: the British spy and defector, Kim Philby, and his links with the djinn...Powers has acknowledged that much of the novel was influenced by the works of John le Carré, while the supernatural occurrances have a distinct Lovecraftian flavour to them.

Source: Literature / Declare
The beyond honorable Jon Snow becomes a fake defector in order to spy on the wildling king Mance Rayder; he is forced to kill Qhorin Halfhand in order to gain their trust.

Source: Fake Defector
Kick the Dog: Separating Julia Carpenter from her daughter just because she's a defector of the Pro-Registration side who was a spy for Steve Rogers is just... well... low.

Source: Comicbook / Ms. Marvel

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