CASE OFFICER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("case officer" is a kind of...):

intelligence agent; intelligence officer; operative; secret agent (a person secretly employed in espionage for a government)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "case officer"):

action officer (the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area))