undercover
Americanadjective
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working or done out of public sight; secret.
an undercover investigation.
- Synonyms:
- hidden, clandestine, covert
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engaged in spying or securing confidential information.
an undercover agent.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of undercover
Example Sentences
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“It was an opportunity to show him as someone else. He’s undercover,” says Bellizzi.
From Los Angeles Times
Jess Phillips, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence against Women and Girls, said the government is funding "a network of undercover officers online and a dedicated police taskforce to disrupt crimes, catch offenders and protect children".
From BBC
The first three seasons of "Tehran", which focused on a Mossad agent working undercover in the Iranian capital, were filmed in Athens.
From Barron's
The undercover officers donned masks depicting Captain America, Batman and Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, among others, to nab a pair in the act, Brazil's Civil Police said.
From BBC
But unbeknownst to him, Finlay could have been caught up in an earlier attack if the plot had not been foiled by an undercover police operative.
From BBC
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