spookmaster

English

Etymology

spook +‎ master

Pronunciation

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Noun

spookmaster (plural spookmasters)

1. (slang) A spymaster.
   • 1990, Carol Squiers, The Critical Image:

     […] the jocular antics of a Hollywood-trained Ronald Reagan during photo ops were let down by the duller visuals provided by a former CIA spookmaster.

   • 2000, Gerald Nachman, Raised on Radio:

     The original series, which premiered in 1934 and didn't switch the lights back on until 1939, was the brainchild of a near-forgotten spookmaster […]

   • 2007, Charles Stross, Halting State:

     Jack glances at you sidelong while the middle-aged spookmaster is fumbling to articulate whatever it is he's got stuck in his mind.