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AGENT PROVOCATEUR
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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:
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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