provocateur

• Substantiv für eine Person, oft ein verdeckter Agent, die andere absichtlich zu illegalen oder umstrittenen Handlungen anstiftet oder provoziert, meist um sie zu diskreditieren oder ihre Verhaftung zu rechtfertigen.

A noun referring to a person, often a secret agent, who deliberately encourages or incites others to commit illegal or controversial acts, typically to discredit them or justify their arrest.

1. Secret agent who incites illegal actsC1formal

   A person, often a secret agent, who deliberately encourages or provokes others to commit illegal or controversial actions, typically to discredit them or justify their arrest.

   Provokateur

   • The police used a provocateur to infiltrate the protest group.
   • He was suspected of being a provocateur sent to stir up trouble.
   • The agent provocateur encouraged the crowd to break the law.

   Synonymeagent provocateuragitatorfomenterinciterinstigatorprovoker