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agente_provocateuse
agente provocateuse
English
Noun
agente provocateuse (plural agentes provocateuses)
- An agente provocatrice.
- 1920, HL Mencken, Prejudices:
- Much gabble is to be found in the literature of the world upon the function of woman as inspiration, stimulant and agente provocateuse to the creative artist.
- 1984, David Marr, The Ivanov Trail, p. 18:
- Skripov was caught trying to establish a secure courier system by an attractive agente provocateuse lent to ASIO by British security.
- 1920, HL Mencken, Prejudices:
Usage notes
- The term does not exist (and would be grammatically incorrect) in French.