undercover

English

Etymology

Wikipedia

under + cover

Adjective

undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)

1. Performed or happening in secret.
2. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

Synonyms

• clandestine
• See also Wikisaurus:covert

Related terms

• cloak-and-dagger

Translations

Performed or happening in secret

• Finnish: salainen (fi)
• French: clandestin (fr), secret (fr)

• Greek: μυστικός (el) (mystikós) m, αφανής (el) (afanís) m, κρυφός (el) (kryfós) m

Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation

• Finnish: vakoilu- (fi)
• French: secret (fr)

• Greek: μυστικός (el) (mystikós) m

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• Romanian: sub acoperire

Noun

undercover (plural undercovers)

1. A person who works undercover.

Translations

A person who works undercover

• French: agent secret (fr)

• Greek: μυστικός πράκτορας (el) (mystikós práktoras) m