Agent Provocateur
derNounagent provocateur (instigator)
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Person, die verdeckt arbeitet, um andere zu Aktionen zu provozieren, die ihnen schaden.
- English meaning
- Agent provocateur
- German example
- Der Agent Provocateur versuchte, die Demonstranten zu Gewalt zu verleiten.
- English example
- The agent provocateur tried to incite the protesters to violence.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Agent Provocateur
- Plural Form
- die Agents Provocateurs
Example sentences with “Agent Provocateur”
Er wurde als Agent Provocateur entlarvt. (He was exposed as an agent provocateur.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this a German term?
It is a loanword from French, commonly used in German to describe someone who incites others to illegal acts.