Complete Definition of "agent provocateur"

English
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Etymology
From F. #French|agent provocateur, literally �provocative agent�.

Pronunciation
(French) IPA|/a��� p��v�kat��/

Noun
en-noun|sgagent provocateur|plagents provocateur

  1. A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker

Translations
trans-top|a person who disrupts a group's activities from within
French: #French|agent provocateur
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French

Noun
agent provocateur m (f agente provocatrice)

  1. agent provocateur; instigator, troublemaker

Category:French nouns

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