Agent Provocateur

== German == === Alternative forms === Agent provocateur === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French agent provocateur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈʒɔ̃ː pʁoˌvokaˈtœʁ/, [ˈtœɐ̯] === Noun === Agent Provocateur m (strong, genitive Agent Provocateur, plural Agents Provocateurs or Agent Provocateur) agent provocateur ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Agent Provocateur has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006. The French plural -s is usually added in writing, but never pronounced (as in French itself). It may also be left out. ==== Declension ====