All 3 Uses of
provocateur
in
Doctor Zhivago
- A priest who was thought to be a revolutionary leader but was an agent provocateur.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- We'll find the provocateur, we won't let him get away.†
Chpt 2.10
- Sivobluy had played the role of agent provocateur.†
Chpt 2.11
Definitions:
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(1)
(provocateur) a person who spreads dissent and incites trouble; or who creates controversy by engaging in provocative behavior
or:
short for "agent provocateur": a secret agent who infiltrates an organization of suspected persons and incites them to commit illegal acts so they can be arrested -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus