provocateur

pro·vo·ca·teur

 (prō-vŏk′ə-tûr′)

n.

An agent provocateur.

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provocateur

(prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː) ,

provocator

or

provoker

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions

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pro•vo•ca•teur

(prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər)

n.

a person who provokes trouble or incites dissension; agitator; agent provocateur.

[1915–20; < French < Latin prōvocātor challenger, appellant =provocā(re) to provoke + -tor -tor]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

provocateur - a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts agent provocateur intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

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Translations

προβοκάτορας

provocateur

[prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː^r] n → provocateur/trice m/f

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