case officer

Other forms: case officers

Definitions of case officer
  1. noun
    an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
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    types:
    action officer
    the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)
    type of:
    intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent
    a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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