stille

Definitions of stille
  1. noun
    (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
    synonyms: binnenvetter, eigenheimer
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    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
    synonyms: dwarskijker, spion, verspieder
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    types:
    contraspion, dubbelagent, dubbelspion
    a spy who works against enemy espionage
    indringer, infiltrant, mol
    someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage
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