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provocateur

/pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/

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What does provocateur mean?

noun

  1. One who engages in provocative behavior.
  2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

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/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.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558