Thesaurus:spy

Thesaurus

spy

English

Noun

Sense: a person who secretly gathers information about others

Synonyms

• espial (obsolete)
• espy (obsolete)
• ghost    [⇒ thesaurus]
• intelligencer
• secret agent
• spook
• spy
• undie

Hyponyms

• counterspy
• double agent
• honeypot
• informant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mole
• molehunter
• pavement artist
• sleeper agent
• triple agent
• wheel artist
• wiretapper

Hypernyms

• intelligence asset
• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• cell    [⇒ thesaurus]
• HUMINT
• intelligence agency
• secret service

Further reading

• “spy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “spy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Some synonyms at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• Some hyponyms at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.