AGENT PROVOCATEUR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts

Synonyms:

agent provocateur; provocateur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("agent provocateur" is a kind of...):

intelligence agent; intelligence officer; operative; secret agent (a person secretly employed in espionage for a government)

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