technobandit: Meaning and Definition of

tech•no•ban•dit

Pronunciation: (tek'nu-ban"dit), [key]
— n. Informal.
  1. a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
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