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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.
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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
When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
River has been a de facto protagonist from the start, and life-threatening spy folderol has always been at least a little personal, as his retired spymaster grandfather has featured prominently in the show from the beginning.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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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
When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
River has been a de facto protagonist from the start, and life-threatening spy folderol has always been at least a little personal, as his retired spymaster grandfather has featured prominently in the show from the beginning.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spymaster
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His character is described as a retired superspy who heads for the destination wedding of his estranged son, and finds himself in proximity with his archrival.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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And when Glenn Close shows up as Emily’s British mother, a former superspy herself, the film calms down for a bit — and perks up.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
17 May 2024
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Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.—
Liza Foreman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Apr. 2024
Noun
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.—
Nicholas Reynolds,
WSJ,
24 Oct. 2018
Noun
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Marianne Faithfull's father was once a spy; her mother a pence-less baroness.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Wanting to sacrifice the former sacrifice No, most parents aren't former spies, but having to choose between work and parenting is a struggle many can relate to.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Spymaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spymaster. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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