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Meaning of agent provocateur

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

agent provocateur

Pronunciation:/ˈeɪ.dʒənt ˌpɹəʊ.vɒk.æ.tʊə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agent%20provocateur

Related words

provocateuragente provocatriceprovokerinstigatortroublemakerprovocatortrouble-makertrouble maker