Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterspy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-spy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spy working in counterintelligence.

verb

To carry out counterespionage.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English spy English counterspy From counter- + spy.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

counterspies (plural) counterspies (present, singular) counterspying (participle, present) counterspied (participle, past) counterspied (past)

Synonyms

mole

Questions

What does counterspy mean?: A spy working in counterintelligence.
Where does counterspy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English spy English counterspy From counter- + spy.

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