What is the meaning of tradecraft?

noun

  • Skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage.
    • usage: "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"
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