agent provocateur
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noun, plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juh
nts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-t] .
[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.
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| —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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Agent provocateur
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
But those things can begin with an agent provocateur, and start snowballing from there.
Not all agent provocateur cases appear as thorough in their efforts to reveal the harmful intent of suspects.
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