See Also: undercover(dictionary)
undercover(dictionary)

undercover (iou)



undercover adjective & noun. M19.
[from UNDER- + COVER noun1.]
A. adjective.
Situated or occurring under cover; sheltered. M19.
News Chronicle A good fun-fair and some under-cover amusements.
fig. Operating or conducted in secret within a community or organization, esp. for the purposes of investigation or espionage; surreptitious, covert. E20.
N. Mailer When a patrolman, Nielsen did some under-cover work in narcotics. J. Aiken She was conducting an undercover romance.
b. noun. An undercover agent. slang. M20.