provocateur

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

pro·vo·ca·teur

noun \prō-ˌvä-kə-ˈtər\

Definition of PROVOCATEUR

2
: one who provokes <a political provocateur>

Examples of PROVOCATEUR

  1. <a calculating, right-wing provocateur, she has made a career out of controversy for its own sake>

First Known Use of PROVOCATEUR

1919

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