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agent provocateur
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a·gent pro·vo·ca·teur  (-zhä prô-vôkä-tr)
n. pl. a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs (-zhä prô-vôkä-tr)
A person employed to associate with suspected individuals or groups with the purpose of inciting them to commit acts that will make them liable to punishment.
[French : agent, agent + provocateur, instigator.]
agent provocateur French [aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr]
n pl agents provocateurs [aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr]
a secret agent employed to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal acts and so be discredited or liable to punishment
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.agent provocateur - a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
provocateur
intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Translations
agent provocateur [ˈæʒɑ̃ːprɒvɒkəˈtɜːʳ] N → agente mf provocador(a)
agent provocateur
n pl <-s -s> → Agent provocateur m, → Lockspitzel m
agent provocateur [aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr] n → agente m provocatore
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