Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defector-in-place

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: de-fec-tor-in--place
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.

Inflected Forms

defectors-in-place (plural)

Questions

What does defector-in-place mean?: A person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.

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