provocateur

🇺🇸 /prəˌvɑːkəˈtɜːr/ 🇬🇧 /prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/
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Someone who intentionally causes trouble or arguments, often to manipulate others for their own gain.

The undercover agent was accused of being a provocateur, stirring up dissent within the group.

translation

n. Someone who intentionally causes trouble or arguments, often to manipulate others for their own gain.