agente provocateusen.

Brit.

/ˌaʒɒ̃ prəˌvɒkəˈtəːz/, U.S.

/ˌɑʒɑn(t) prəˌvɔkəˈtəz/

Forms: 1900s– agente provocateuse, 1900s– agent provocateuse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French agente provocatrice.

Etymology: < French agente provocatrice (1823 or earlier; < agente (1633), feminine noun corresponding to agent agent n.¹ + provocatrice , feminine of provocateur : see agent provocateur n.), with alteration in English after -euse suffix, as feminine form corresponding to agent provocateur n.An exact morphological parallel is not attested, and would moreover be ungrammatical, in French.

A woman employed to induce or incite someone to do something, esp. commit an incriminating act; a female agent provocateur (see agent provocateur n.). Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1918 W. Le Queux Minister of Evil ix. 146 She is undoubtedly an agent-provocateuse of police set to tempt men to their downfall.

1920 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 2nd Ser. 240 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.

1974 A. Ginsberg in Berkeley Barb 20 Sept. 1/1 Is Joanna Harcourt Smith, his one contact spokes-agent, a sex spy, agent provocateuse, double agent..jealous tigress, or what?

2009 Times (Nexis) 16 May 19 Front-page splashes about whether a Tory MP had kissed a pretty agent provocateuse (hired by a newspaper with a photographer in the bushes).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agente provocateuse
释义	agente provocateusen. Brit. /ˌaʒɒ̃ prəˌvɒkəˈtəːz/, U.S. /ˌɑʒɑn(t) prəˌvɔkəˈtəz/ Forms: 1900s– agente provocateuse, 1900s– agent provocateuse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French agente provocatrice. Etymology: < French agente provocatrice (1823 or earlier; < agente (1633), feminine noun corresponding to agent agent n.¹ + provocatrice , feminine of provocateur : see agent provocateur n.), with alteration in English after -euse suffix, as feminine form corresponding to agent provocateur n.An exact morphological parallel is not attested, and would moreover be ungrammatical, in French. A woman employed to induce or incite someone to do something, esp. commit an incriminating act; a female agent provocateur (see agent provocateur n.). Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1918 W. Le Queux Minister of Evil ix. 146 She is undoubtedly an agent-provocateuse of police set to tempt men to their downfall. 1920 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 2nd Ser. 240 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. 1974 A. Ginsberg in Berkeley Barb 20 Sept. 1/1 Is Joanna Harcourt Smith, his one contact spokes-agent, a sex spy, agent provocateuse, double agent..jealous tigress, or what? 2009 Times (Nexis) 16 May 19 Front-page splashes about whether a Tory MP had kissed a pretty agent provocateuse (hired by a newspaper with a photographer in the bushes). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1918
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