Associations to the word «Tradecraft»

Wiktionary

TRADECRAFT, noun. The skills acquired through experience of a trade.
TRADECRAFT, noun. (espionage) The methods used in espionage and clandestine operations.

Dictionary definition

TRADECRAFT, noun. Skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.