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trojan horse
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As a noun, trojan horse means a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage.
Meanings of trojan horse
2 meaningsnoun
A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
Similar: fifth columnA program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful
“the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm”
“when he downloaded the free game, it turned out to be a trojan horse”
Similar: trojan
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noun: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in…
fifth column
noun: a program that appears desirable but actually contains so…