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agent provocateur

 
pronunciation:
a zha pro vo ka toer
part of speech: noun
inflections: agents provocateurs
definition: (French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker.
similar words:
agitator