Undercover work involves secretly obtaining information for the government or the police. an undercover operation designed to catch drug smugglers. undercover reporters. Undercover is also an adverb. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer. undercover work is done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information
under cover
Hyphenation
un·der co·ver
Turkish pronunciation
ʌndır kʌvır
Pronunciation
/ˈəndər ˈkəvər/ /ˈʌndɜr ˈkʌvɜr/
Etymology
[ '&n-d&r ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha.