Plainclothesman
Plainclothesman noun - A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty.
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Spy and plainclothesman are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a noun "Plainclothesman".
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
Plainclothesman and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plainclothesman" instead a noun "Spy".
Nearby Word: spying
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