spymaster

noun

spy·​mas·​ter ˈspī-ˌma-stər How to pronounce spymaster (audio)
: the head of a ring of spies : a director of intelligence

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In the pilot, River spectacularly bungles a training exercise but is protected by the fact that his grandfather, David Cartwright (Jonathan Pryce), had been an accomplished spymaster. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024 Webb has been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to a shadowy group, the Black Doves, and her spymaster (Sarah Lancashire) calls in an old friend (Ben Whishaw) to help investigate who assassinated her lover. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Despite the vast political and cultural gap separating Donovan from Neumann and his team, the spymaster trusted the radicals with the vital security task of providing advice about the Nazis. William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013 See all Example Sentences for spymaster 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spymaster was in 1938

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“Spymaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spymaster. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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