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- [pruh-vok-uh-tur, -too r; French praw-vaw-ka-tœr]
- /prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər; French prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/
- /prəvˌɒkətˈɜː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-vok-uh-tur, -too r; French praw-vaw-ka-tœr]
- /prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər; French prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/
Definitions of provocateur word
- noun plural provocateur a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator. 2
- noun plural provocateur (italics) French. agent provocateur. 1
- noun provocateur troublemaker, agitator 1
- noun provocateur a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions 0
- noun provocateur agent provocateur 0
- noun provocateur a writer, artist, political activist, etc. whose works, ideas, or activities are regarded as a threat to accepted values or practices 0
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Origin of provocateur
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < French < Latin prōvocātor challenger, appellant, equivalent to provocā(re) to provoke + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Provocateur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
provocateur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for provocateur
noun provocateur
- agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
- agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- inciter — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
Antonyms for provocateur
noun provocateur
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
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