Definition of Tradecraft

1. Noun. Skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage. "The CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"

Generic synonyms: Craft, Craftsmanship, Workmanship

Definition of Tradecraft

1. Noun. the skills acquired through experience of a trade ¹

2. Noun. (espionage) the methods used in espionage and clandestine operations ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tradecraft

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tradecraft

trade shows
trade stoppage
trade surplus
trade surpluses
trade union
trade union movement
trade unionism
trade unionist
trade unionists
trade unions
trade up
trade war
trade wind
trade winds
tradeable
tradecraft (current term)
tradecrafts
traded
traded in
tradeful
tradeless
tradeline
tradelines
trademark
trademark erosion
trademark erosions
trademark symbol
trademark symbols
trademarkable
trademarked

Literary usage of Tradecraft

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"POLITICAL tradecraft (PP-202) AND POLITICAL ECONOMIC tradecraft (PG-140) Each of these two basic 3-week-long courses is offered three times per year. ..."

2. Okhrana: The Paris Operations of the Russian Imperial Police by Ben B. Fischer (1999)
"Some at CIA challenged this notion, claiming that the KGB was a qualitatively new organization employing a different tradecraft.8 Years later, ..."

3. Impacts of Disasters on Environment and Development: International Cooperation by M. A. Pramanik (1993)
"Table 9: The Intelligence Food Chain Source: adapted from Davis, Analytic tradecraft Facts - verified information related to an intelligence issue (for ..."

4. Security Awareness in the 1990's: Feature Articles from the Security by Lynn F. Fischer (1998)
"This steering group prioritized their interests by two categories of issues, the mind-set of the criminal and the spy tradecraft used. ..."

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