James Bond

English Etymology The fictional character was named after ornithologist James Bond (ornithologist) James Bond (Ian Fleming was an avid birdwatcher). Proper noun A fictional British spy in the novels of Ian Fleming and the motion pictures based on these novels, famous for his suavity, ingenuity, ruthlessness and supply of gadgets. en August 4 2003 The New Yorker He understood the threat. But the capability of the C.I.A.’s Directorate of Operations was far less than advertised. The Directorate of Operations would like people to think it’s a great James Bond operation, but for years it essentially assigned officers undercover as diplomats to attend cocktail parties. Synonyms en 007 Derived terms en James Bond villain en Bond girl en Bondesque en Bondophile Translations fictional British spy Arabic: ar جِيمْس بُونْد m jeyms bond, ar جَيْمْس بُونْد m jayms bund Armenian: hy Ջեյմս Բոնդ Bulgarian: bg Джеймс Бонд m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 詹姆斯·邦德 Zhānmǔsī-Bāngdé French: fr James Bond m German: de James Bond m Greek: el Τζέιμς Μποντ m Japanese: ja ジェームズ・ボンド Jēmuzu-Bondo Korean: ko ^제임스 ^본드 Macedonian: mk Џејмс Бонд m Marathi: mr जेम्स बॉन्ड m Portuguese: pt James Bond m Russian: ru Джеймс Бонд m Noun A secret agent of similar ability to the fictional James Bond. en eponyms terms derived from fiction en British fiction Fictional characters James Bond People Stock characters