provocateur

• Nom désignant une personne, souvent un agent secret, qui incite ou provoque délibérément d'autres personnes à commettre des actes illégaux ou controversés, généralement pour les discréditer ou justifier leur arrestation.

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.

   Agent provocateur

   • 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.

   Synonymesagent provocateuragitatorfomenterinciterinstigatorprovoker