Where does “agent provocateur” come from?
agent provocateur (English) comes from French agent provocateur — agent provocateur; instigator, troublemaker.
agent provocateur (English): A person who secretly disrupts a group's...
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- A person who secretly disrupts a group's...
Ancestry of “agent provocateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | agent provocateur | agent provocateur; instigator, troublemaker |