provoker

pro·voke

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pruh-vohk]
- /prəˈvoʊk/
- /prəˈvəʊkə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-vohk]
- /prəˈvoʊk/

Definitions of provoker word

verb with object provoker to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. 1
verb with object provoker to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh. 1
verb with object provoker to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action. 1
verb with object provoker to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident? 1
verb with object provoker Obsolete. to summon. 1

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Origin of provoker

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice

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Parts of speech for Provoker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Provoker

provoker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

provoker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for provoker

noun provoker

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.
aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
initiator — SCSI initiator
noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
operatives — Plural form of operative.

All 5 Synonyms of provoker