noun (plural agents provocateurs) Etymology: French, literally, provoking agent Date: 1877 one employed to associate with suspected persons and by pretending sympathy with their aims to incite them to some incriminating action
AGENT PROVOCATEUR
Meaning of AGENT PROVOCATEUR in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012