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Meanings of agent provocateur in English

Portuguese
agente provocador
Catalan
agent provocador
Spanish
infiltrado

Person who commits or who acts to entice another person to commit an illegal or rash act.

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agente provocador
Portuguese
agente provocador
Catalan
agent provocador

A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts.

agente provocador
Usage of agent provocateur in English
1
You heard -they've caught an agent provocateur, exposed him .
Metro 2034
2
He thinks of himself as an agent provocateur, a political creature.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
3
Periodically, someone among the protesters is determined to be a security police agent or agent provocateur.
The Guardian
4
You give yourself for an ' agent provocateur.' The proper business of an 'agent provocateur' is to provoke.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
5
She is now an agent provocateur.
Wired
6
Was he then the agent provocateur?
The Left Hand of Darkness
7
Bin Laden is no more than an agent provocateur, but his historic importance is as a manifestation of despair.
The Guardian
8
I figured there wasn't much else that could account for your sudden transformation from one-man woman to agent provocateur.
Moonburn
9
Verloc, the agent provocateur, is hired to stage an explosion at London's Battersea power station to discredit foreign political agitators.
The Guardian
10
The trial collapsed on Monday after allegations emerged of Kennedy having acted as an agent provocateur ahead of the demonstration.
The Guardian
11
An agent provocateur, maybe.
Metro 2033
12
An agent provocateur, eh?
Anansi Boys
13
He is a schooled, intelligent boxer, the antithesis of his other self, the agent provocateur who generates anarchy and controversy.
The Guardian
14
Amusingly, hanging over the fireplace in the entrance to the building is a sculpture by the art world's agent provocateur Maurizio Cattelan.
BBC
15
Stone has labeled himself an " agent provocateur" and famously has the face of former President Richard Nixon tattooed on his back.
Reuters
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A formal auction for Agent Provocateur should start in April, the source said.
Reuters
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