intelligence officer

American

noun

a military officer responsible for collecting and processing data on hostile forces, weather, and terrain.

Etymology

Origin of intelligence officer

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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After graduating, Caitlin had planned to join the Army as an intelligence officer and had booked her medical assessment for April.

From BBC

Former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak says the military probably has a couple of months in which to exploit the current situation.

From BBC

WASHINGTON—A former Federal Reserve official was found not guilty Tuesday of conspiring to share confidential central-bank information with Chinese intelligence officers, capping a case that featured spycraft, online seduction and a blackmail scam.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the French intelligence officers asked the question everyone was thinking: “Where did you get these?”

From Literature

“Money spent very quickly on the military corrupts very quickly,” said Dennis Wilder, a senior fellow at Georgetown University and former U.S. intelligence officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

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