agent provocateur

/ˈeɪ.dʒənt ˌpɹəʊ.vɒk.æ.tʊə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker.

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Related words

provocateur(English)agente provocatrice(English)provoker(English)instigator(English)troublemaker(English)provocator(English)trouble-maker(English)trouble maker(English)

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