sleeper cell

English

Noun

sleeper cell (plural sleeper cells)

1. A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.

Translations

group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: nukkuva solu
• French: cellule dormante (fr) f
• German: Schläferzelle f
• Portuguese: célula adormecida f, célula dormente f
• Russian: спя́щая яче́йка f (spjáščaja jačéjka)

Further reading

• sleeper cell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia