Pronunciation: /ˌeɪʒənt ˌprɑvəˌkəˈtɜr/
noun A person who is employed to encourage others to break the law in order to incite prosecution
A1 An agent provocateur is someone who tries to make others behave in a way that will make them appear guilty or bad.
A2 The police suspected that the troublemaker in the crowd was an agent provocateur.
B1 The organization hired an agent provocateur to infiltrate the rival group and cause chaos.
B2 The agent provocateur's actions led to the arrest of several members of the opposition group.
C1 The government used agent provocateurs to incite violence and justify a crackdown on dissent.
C2 The presence of agent provocateurs at the protest was a deliberate attempt to undermine the peaceful demonstration.
formal The government suspected that the protest was infiltrated by an agent provocateur.
informal They think there was an agent provocateur stirring up trouble at the rally.
slang The agent provocateur was causing chaos at the event.
figurative She was like an agent provocateur, always provoking arguments among her friends.
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