tradecraft
noun
trade·craft
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Definition of tradecraft
: the techniques and procedures of espionage
Examples of tradecraft in a Sentence
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Electric utility environments are significantly different from oil and gas operations in several aspects, but electric operations still have safety and protection equipment that could be targeted with similar tradecraft. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Hackers behind dangerous oil and gas intrusions are probing US power grids," 15 June 2019 The senators called agenciesâ judgments well supported and their tradecraft strong. — New York Times, "In a Fox-Inspired Tweetstorm, Trump Offers a Medley of Falsehoods and Misstatements," 3 July 2018 So did her study of Russian tradecraft, said former CIA officers who know her. — Shane Harris, Washington Post, "Undercover to under scrutiny: Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, to face Senate grilling," 7 May 2018 One strong possibility is that Mr. Cuomo, who is running for a third term, tactically held his tongue in an act of political tradecraft. — New York Times, "Cuomo Finally Says the Obvious: He Backs the Transit Rescue Plan," 31 May 2018 Still other former intelligence officials have also argued that the spy network might have been crippled by a combination of both, as well as sloppy tradecraft by agency officers in China. — Adam Goldman, New York Times, "Ex-C.I.A. Officer Suspected of Compromising Chinese Informants Is Arrested," 16 Jan. 2018 John le CarrĂ© could not have done better justice to all the details of spy tradecraft (brush-contacts, secret recognition signals, counter-surveillance tactics) that went into the daring operation. — Stephen Budiansky, WSJ, "âThe Spy and the Traitorâ Review: Inside the Mind of a Double Agent," 13 Sep. 2018 The honey trap, as the professionals euphemistically call a liaison in the bedroom, is once again part of the tradecraft taught to new agents. — Ash Carter, Town & Country, "A New Book Reveals How the "Blonde Bond" Helped the Allies Win World War II," 14 Apr. 2016 Many of the tradecraft techniques are so old, they were used in Biblical times. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Red Sparrow' Author Made the Film More "Authentically CIA"," 1 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tradecraft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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