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Definition of spook noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spook

noun
 
/spuːk/
 
/spuːk/
(informal)
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  1. a ghost
    • a castle haunted by spooks
  2. (especially North American English) a spy
    • a CIA spook
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Dutch, of unknown origin.
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