Philby
[fil-bee] /ˈfɪl bi/
noun
1.
Harold Adrian Russell (“Kim”) 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.
/ˈfɪlbɪ/
noun
1.
Harold Adrian Russell, known as Kim. 1912–88, English double agent; defected to the Soviet Union (1963)
2.
his father, H(arry) Saint John (Bridger). 1885–1960, British explorer, civil servant, and Arabist
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