(AH-zhah proh-vah-cah- TEUR) French: an inside agent or spy; one who provokes trouble; "narc"
pl. agents provocateur – a person employed to associate with individuals or groups, usually those suspected of opposing the state, for the purpose of inciting them to commit acts that will make them liable for punishment; (French) literally, provoking or instigating agent
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
a person, a book, a movie, a pamphlet or a song assigned to provoke unrest, debate or argument within a group while acting as a member of the group
An agent provocateur (plural: agents provocateurs, French language, "inciting agent") is a person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group. Agents provocateurs typically represent the interests of another group, or are agents directly assigned to provoke unrest, violence, debate, or argument by or within a group while acting as a member of the group.
Agent Provocateur is a concept album, the sixth released by American/British rock band Foreigner, released in 1984. The album deals with a spy who sees life through both the inside and the outside. Although album sales were lower than their previous work, the album contains the band's biggest hit single, the album's love theme, "I Want to Know What Love Is".
Agent Provocateur is a well known lingerie brand based in the United Kingdom. It has three stores in London, a recently opened store in the upmarket Victoria Quarter in Leeds, a concession in Selfridges, and three stores in the United States. The first shop was opened in 1994.
