Ma|ta Ha|ri

Ma|ta Ha|ri
Ma|ta Ha|ri «MAH tuh HAH ree, MAT uh HAR ee»,
a woman spy, especially one who seduces men to obtain military secrets: »

... a Mata Hari from Minnesota who worked for British Intelligence (Time).

[< Mata Hari (Gertrud Margarete Zelle), 1876-1917, a Dutch dancer who lived in France and spied for the Germans during World War I < Indonesian mata eye + hari day]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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