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provocateur (n.)

1915 (Emma Goldman), shortened form of agent provocateur "person hired to make trouble" (1845), from French provocateur, from Latin provocator "challenger," from provocare "to call out" (see provoke).

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Definitions of provocateur from WordNet

provocateur (n.)
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts;
Synonyms: agent provocateur
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