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agent provocateur
a·gent pro·vo·ca·teur A0138700 (ă-zhäN′ prô-vô′kä-tœr′)n. pl. a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs (ă-zhäN′ prô-vô′kä-tœr′) 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 (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 punishmenta•gent pro•vo•ca•teur (ˈeɪ dʒənt prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər, æˈʒɑ̃)
n., pl. a•gents pro•vo•ca•teurs (ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər, æˈʒɑ̃) a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action. [1875–80; < French: inciting agent] agent provocateurA French phrase meaning provoking agent, used to mean a person who deliberately encourages another to commit an illegal act for which they can be prosecuted.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | agent provocateur - a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal actsprovocateurintelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government |
Translationsagent provocateur
Synonyms for agent provocateurnoun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal actsSynonymsRelated Words- intelligence agent
- intelligence officer
- operative
- secret agent
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