a|gent pro|vo|ca|teur

a|gent pro|vo|ca|teur
a|gent pro|vo|ca|teur «a zhahn pr v ka TERR», plural a|gents pro|vo|ca|teurs «a zhahn pr v ka TERR».
French. a person secretly hired to join a group of people in order to induce or incite the members of the group to do something unlawful that will make them liable to punishment: »

... that the charges against Mr. Bouman were unfounded and that an agent provocateur had tried to trap him into bribery (London Times).


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  • agent provocateur — a•gent pro•vo•ca•teur [[t]ˈeɪ dʒənt prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, ˈtʊər, æˈʒɑ̃[/t]] n. pl. a•gents pro•vo•ca•teurs [[t]ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, ˈtʊər, æˈʒɑ̃[/t]] fot a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action • Etymology: 1875–80;… …   From formal English to slang

  • agent provocateur — a|gent pro|voc|a|teur [ˌæʒɔn prɔvɔkəˈtə: US ˌa:ʒa:n prouva:kəˈtə:r] n plural agents provocateurs (same pronunciation) [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: provoking agent ] someone who is employed to encourage people who are working against a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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