double agent

• Eine Person, die heimlich für zwei gegnerische Seiten spioniert, meist im Geheimdienst- oder Spionagebereich, indem sie einer Seite Loyalität vortäuscht, aber der anderen dient.

A person who secretly works as a spy for two opposing sides, typically in intelligence or espionage, pretending loyalty to one while serving the other.

1. Spy for two sidesB2formal

   A person who works as a spy for one intelligence agency while secretly working for another, often an enemy.

   Doppelagent

   • The double agent was feeding false information to both sides.
   • He was exposed as a double agent working for the enemy.
   • The novel tells the story of a double agent during the Cold War.