provocateur vs secret agent

provocateur and secret agent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provocateur	Yes	No	No	No
secret agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, secret agent is a hypernym of provocateur; that is, secret agent is a word with a broader meaning than provocateur:

provocateur: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
secret agent: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

Other hypernyms of provocateur include intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative.

provocateur (noun)	secret agent (noun)
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts	a person secretly employed in espionage for a government