agent provocateur


Definition: Meaning of, agent provocateur in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌaʒɒ̃ prəˌvɒkəˈtəː;aʒɑ̃ pʀɔvɔkatøʀ /

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Singular Plural
agent provocateur agents provocateurs
(same pronunciation) [countable]
  1. someone who is employed to encourage people who are working against a government to do something illegal so that they are caught
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