agent provocateur

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French agent provocateur (literally “provocative agent”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑʒɑnt pɹəˌvɔkəˈtɝ/, /-ˈtʊəɹ/, /ˌɑʒɑ̃-/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæʒɒ̃ pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː/, /ˌeɪd͡ʒənt-/ === Noun === agent provocateur (plural agents provocateurs) A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker. ==== Translations ==== === See also === false flag === Further reading === agent provocateur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Noun === agent provocateur m (plural agents provocateurs, feminine agente provocatrice) agent provocateur; instigator, troublemaker ==== Descendants ==== → English: agent provocateur → German: Agent Provocateur → Persian: آژان پرووکاتور (âžân porovokâtor) → Turkish: ajan provokatör