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provocateur

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pro·vo·ca·teur  (pr-vk-tûr)
n.
An agent provocateur.
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Noun1.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
Translations
provocateur [prəˌvɒkəˈtɜːr] n → provocateur/trice m/f


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