Spycraft

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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