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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. Mata Hari Originally Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. 1876-1917. Dutch spy. A professional dancer in Paris after 1905, she apparently spied for Germany during World War I and was arrested and executed by the French.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Any exotic, female spy.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)

Etymologies

  1. From Dutch (stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I), from Indonesian matahari ("sun"), from Malay matahari ("sun"). (Wiktionary)

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  • “She hit two and walked into the bedroom to dress for her Mata Hari date.”

    Mistress of Justice

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  1. spy
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