provocateur
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8.8
- noun
- /prəˈvɑːkəˌtɜr/
:
provocador
- Reggie bought a black-market encryption device from an agent provocateur.
- agent provocateur
So you've been so-called then trapped an Agent Provocateur to set you up.
- So you've been so-called then trapped an Agent Provocateur to set you up.
- He's a provocateur, he's super smart.
- I'm up here not because I'm vulgar or because I'm a provocateur.
- And then there was a riot in which they were probably well placed agen provocateur who led the crowd in rioting.
- Now, sometimes the narcissistic provocateur, they level up a bit.
- Arcade rattlers, truth Sayers and outright provocateurs.
- So when you dial all those five dials in, we call that a provocateur.
Examples
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Whether they were agents provocateurs is still to be determined, and it may never be.
Blog text (27) -
Oliver had been more of an agent provocateur than a spy, and they knew it.
Academic text (2010) -
He's a provocateur, he's super smart.
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Pay him no attention, Gemma, he's a provocateur.
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Thus, teachers need to become facilitators, provocateurs, and questioners.
Academic text (2012) -
Do you suspect some other group of protesters, or agents provocateurs, of infiltrating the friendly gathering of Occupy protesters?
Blog text (6) -
The provocateur stirred up the crowd with his controversial speech about social justice.
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Many viewed her as a provocateur because she often challenged the norms during discussions.
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He acted as a provocateur by posting inflammatory remarks online to provoke a reaction.
Synonyms
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
16
6.5
A person who stirs up strong public feelings for political change
12
6.8
A person who starts trouble or urges others to act
10
7.9
A person who tries to make others protest or cause trouble
6
8.5
A person who makes a crowd angry or excited about politics
4
8.1
A person who tries to annoy others online or in conversation
3
8.6
A person or thing that keeps annoying others
3
9.9
A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty
3
9.6
A person who tries to make others feel strong dislike and anger toward a group
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
2
6.0
A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip
1
7.5
A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
1
8.4
A person who encourages others to do wrong or cause trouble
1
7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
1
8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
A person who on purpose makes others start trouble or fight
A person who causes political trouble by encouraging others to act against the government
A person who says things that make people angry or start fights
A person who causes anger or arguments between people
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
A person who causes trouble on purpose to upset others
Antonyms
Compounds
3
9.9
A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty
How Provocative
- Formal
10
7.9
- Literature
6
8.5
16
6.5
14
8.8
12
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Provocateur comes from French and from Latin parts pro- meaning 'forward' and vocare meaning 'to call'. Like the English verb provoke, a provocateur 'calls people forward' to react, often to cause trouble, which is why the modern meaning is a person who deliberately provokes others.