Guide
Guide noun - One that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy.
Spy
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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Synonyms for Spy
Nearby Word: spying
How words are described
| old | old guide | old spy |
| good | good guide | good spy |
| female | female guide | female spy |
| best | best guide | best spy |
| Other adjectives: certain, friendly, actual, real, great, excellent, young, famous, experienced, new, former, titular. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When the guide gets confused, he concludes she's no spy, because a spy would've pretended to know the woman.
Source: Bluff the Impostor - An inversion also occurs in the same game: The strategy guide details a spy mission regarding the Maintenance crew members where you need to recruit some and interrogate an officer.
Source: Guide Dang It / Action -
They get beaten by a bunch of tourists, (admittedly, their guide is pretty good, and one of them is actually a spy on vacation).
Source: Humans Are Warriors
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