Agent Provocateur

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French agent provocateur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʒɔ̃ː pʁoˌvokaˈtœʁ/, [ˈtœɐ̯]
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Noun

Agent Provocateur m (strong, genitive Agent Provocateur, plural Agents Provocateurs or Agent Provocateur)

  1. agent provocateur

Usage notes

  • The spelling Agent Provocateur has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.
  • The French plural -s is usually added in writing, but never pronounced (as in French itself). It may also be left out.

Declension

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