handler

Norwegian translation: føringsoffiser

00:15 Feb 12, 2016
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Spy jargon
English term or phrase: handler
An officer in charge of agents, in spy jargon.
Elisabeth Maurland
United States
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Norwegian translation:føringsoffiser
Explanation:
"offiser som instruerer og leder en spion eller agent" (officer instructing and leading a spy or an agent)
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føringsoffiser


Explanation:
"offiser som instruerer og leder en spion eller agent" (officer instructing and leading a spy or an agent)

Example sentence(s):
  • Jurgen Wittig skal ha vært Lanzes føringsoffiser i perioden fra 1978 til 1982. http://www.nrk.no/norge/fikk-ikke-dokumenter-av-lanze-1.519728

    Reference: http://www.nob-ordbok.uio.no/F%C3%98RINGSOFFISER
Siv Rekve
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agree  Robert Sommerfelt (X): Synonym: "agent handler", cf. https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/agent-handlers
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