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单词 agent provocateur
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•gent pro•vo•ca•teur  (ā′jənt prə vok′ə tûr′; Fr. a zhän prô vô ka tœr′),USA pronunciation pl. a•gents pro•vo•ca•teurs 
    (ā′jənts prə vok′ə tûr′; Fr. a zhän prô vô ka tœr′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsa secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.
  • French: inciting agent; see provocation, -eur
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
agent provocateur French: /aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr/ n ( pl agents provocateurs /aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr/)
  1. a secret agent employed to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal acts and so be discredited or liable to punishment
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