mata hari

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsMargarete Gertrud Zelle

   Broaderspy

Questions about mata hari

What does mata hari mean?

mata hari means "Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)".

What is another word for mata hari?

Close synonyms include Margarete Gertrud Zelle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mata hari a common word?

mata hari is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.