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Meaning of
agent provocateur
in English
agent provocateur
us
/eɪˈʒɑːn prəˌvɑːk.tər/
uk
/eɪˈʒænt prəˌvɔːk.tə.ˈtœːr/
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Definitions
Noun
a
person
who
secretly
disrupts
a
group
from
within
;
instigating
trouble
The
police
suspected
that
the
riot
was
started
by
an
agent
provocateur
.
an
internal
instigator
;
causing
disruption
and
trouble
within
a
group
