agent provocateur

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a·gent pro·vo·ca·teur

[ey-juhnt pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr]
noun, plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juhnts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-t] .
a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.

Origin:
1875–80; < French: inciting agent; see provocation, -eur

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agent provocateur (aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl agents provocateurs
a secret agent employed to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal acts and so be discredited or liable to punishment

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