noun
Meaning 1
A person assigned to manage a client's affairs.
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Phrase guide
case officer
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noun
Meaning 2
In intelligence organisations, a person who manages a network of agents.
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noun
Meaning 3
an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
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Broader terms: secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
Narrower terms: action officer
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 案件負責人 /案件负责人 (ànjiàn fùzérén) — person assigned to manage a client's affairs
- Finnish: asiakasvastaava — person assigned to manage a client's affairs
- German: Sachbearbeiter — person assigned to manage a client's affairs
- Swedish: handläggare — person assigned to manage a client's affairs
- Chinese Mandarin: 情報機構官員 /情报机构官员 (qíngbào jīgòu guānyuán) — person who manages a network of agents
- Finnish: tiedustelupäällikkö — person who manages a network of agents
- German: Quellenführer — person who manages a network of agents
- Swedish: kontaktperson — person who manages a network of agents