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provocateur
[pruh-vok-uh-tur, -toor, p
noun
plural
provocateursa person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
(italics)agent provocateur.
provocateur
/ əˌɒəˈɜː /
noun
a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions
Word History and Origins
Origin of provocateur1
Example Sentences
But most Republicans remained silent, or accused Padilla of being a provocateur.
Gardening and reading is how this provocateur prefers to spend her time these days.
While still set in 21st-century America, this one is based on Euripides’ “The Bacchae” — well, the one he might have written as a brilliant, fiercely feminist provocateur.
Iran doves and anti-Israel provocateurs tendentiously seized the opportunity to attempt to excise a convenient “hawkish” scalp — whether that be Hegseth or national security advisor Michael Waltz.
Leave it to dance provocateur Mark Morris to show a way forward for the national arts center.
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