agent pro·vo·ca·teur

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• pro|vo|ca|teur — «pr v ka TERR», noun. French. a person who provokes trouble or incites to violence or riot, especially one secretly hired or assigned to provoke such trouble; agent provocateur: »We shall combat ruthlessly provocateurs…and all those who disturb… …   Useful english dictionary

• Agent provocateur — Agent pro|vo|ca|teur auch: Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur 〈[aʒã: prɔvokatø:r] m.; , s s〉 = Lockspitzel [frz., „Unruhestifter“ (in fremdem Auftrag)] * * * Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur, Agent pro|vo|ca|teur [a ʒã: provoka tø:ɐ̯] …   Universal-Lexikon

• Agent Provocateur — Agent pro|vo|ca|teur auch: Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur 〈[aʒã: prɔvokatø:r] m.; , s s〉 = Lockspitzel [frz., „Unruhestifter“ (in fremdem Auftrag)] * * * Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur, Agent pro|vo|ca|teur [a ʒã: provoka tø:ɐ̯] …   Universal-Lexikon

• Agent Provocateur — Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur, auch Agent pro|vo|ca|teur [a ʒã: provoka tø:ɐ̯] der; , s s [a ʒã: provoka tø:ɐ̯] <aus gleichbed. fr. agent provocateur, eigtl. »herausfordernder, provozierender Agent«> Agent (2), der verdächtige Personen zu… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• Agent Provocateur — D✓Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur, Agent pro|vo|ca|teur [a ʒã: ... tø:ɐ̯ ], der; , s s [a ʒã: ... tø:ɐ̯] <französisch> (Lockspitzel) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

• Agent provocateur — D✓Agent Pro|vo|ca|teur, Agent pro|vo|ca|teur [a ʒã: ... tø:ɐ̯ ], der; , s s [a ʒã: ... tø:ɐ̯] <französisch> (Lockspitzel) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

• Agent Provocateur — A|gent Pro|vo|ca|teur auch: A|gent pro|vo|ca|teur 〈[aʒã: prɔvokatø:r] m.; Gen.: , Pl.: s s [aʒã: prɔvokatø:r]〉 Lockspitzel [Etym.: frz., »Unruhestifter«]   Agent Provocateur / Agent provocateur: (Groß und Kleinschreibung) In mehrteiligen,… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• 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 —    (ah zhanh pro vok ah TEUR) [French: instigator] A paid undercover agent who abets activities directed against the state or against society, or one who incites people under suspicion to commit illegal acts that result in their downfall or… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases