Spycraft
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The skills and techniques employed by spies. uncountable
"During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do."
Example
More examples"During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do."
Etymology
From spy + -craft.
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