molehunter

noun

Etymology

From mole + hunter.

  1. inherited from huntere
  2. compounded as molehunter — “mole + hunter

Definitions

  1. One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an…

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

    • 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.

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