Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molehunter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mole-hunter
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).

Example Sentences

"In the late 1960s here, in a room booked for the occasion, molehunter Peter Wright made 'one more try' at breaking Alister Watson, the defence scientist believed to have given secrets to the Soviets for decades."

Etymology

From mole + hunter.

Inflected Forms

molehunters (plural)

Questions

What does molehunter mean?: One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).
Where does molehunter come from?: From mole + hunter.

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