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agent provocateur

/ey-juhnt pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr/US // ˈeɪ dʒənt prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr //

挑衅者,挑拨离间者,挑拨者,挑唆者

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    plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juhnts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr]. /ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/.

    • : a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.

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Examples

  • As he did this week, Carlson went so far as to feature specific supposed agent provocateurs — a “Person Two” and a “Person Three” who were named in the indictment of Thomas Caldwell.

  • Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

  • My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.

  • I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.

  • Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.

  • You would drink it, then “take a little nap and after that you feel wonderful,” according to a press agent.

  • That the inconstancy of such notices, in cases equally important, proves they did not proceed from any such agent.

  • The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.

  • It is probable he wished to provide written proof of a plea that he was an unwilling agent in the clutch of a mutinous army.

  • When the carpet was done, Aunt Ri took the roll in her own independent arms, and strode with it to the Agent's house.

  • Yes, the Agent had heard this; he had wondered why the widow did not come to see him; he had expected to hear from her.