Spook and Sleuth

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

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Sleuth and spook are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleuth" instead a noun "Spook".

Nearby Words: spooky, spooked, spooking

Sleuth noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.

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Spook and sleuth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spook" instead a noun "Sleuth".

Nearby Word: sleuthing

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