infiltrator
/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪtə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.17 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent.
Example Sentences
- "Sometimes Israelis were attacked by Arab infiltrators, and hardly a month went by without a West Jerusalemite either being killed or wounded."
- "Suddenly, one of the cadre appeared from out of the darkness. "Hello, soldier", he said. "Do you have a light?” “Sure,” Jack replied, digging into his pocket for a book of matches. “Soldier! You are dead!” exclaimed the cadre. Jack had failed to challenge the infiltrator. The password was “Bronx”, the counter password was “Bombers”."
- "Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir blamed infiltrators for the recent deaths of anti-government protesters a speech Sunday while vowing to respect the will of the people in the 2020 elections."
- "“We will remove every single infiltrator from the country, except Buddha, Hindus and Sikhs,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah told supporters in West Bengal on Thursday."
Etymology
Etymology tree English infiltrate Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English infiltrator From infiltrate + -or.