HOW TO PRONOUNCE
provocateur
/pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/
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What does provocateur mean?
noun
- One who engages in provocative behavior.
- An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/
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/pɹəˌvɒkəˈtʊə(r)/
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My answer was that a study of many labor cases had taught me the methods of the agent provocateur.