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agent provocateur

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Main Entry:
agent pro·vo·ca·teur Listen to the pronunciation of agent provocateur Listen to the pronunciation of agent provocateur
Pronunciation:
\ˈä-ˌzhäⁿ-prō-ˌvä-kə-ˈtər, ˈā-jənt-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural agents provocateurs Listen to the pronunciation of agents provocateurs \ˈä-ˌzhäⁿ-prō-ˌvä-kə-ˈtər, ˈā-jən(t)s-prō-\
Etymology:
French, literally, provoking agent
Date:
1877
: one employed to associate with suspected persons and by pretending sympathy with their aims to incite them to some incriminating action
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