provocateur

noun

Definition of provocateurnext
as in agitator
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent a calculating provocateur, she has made a career out of controversy for its own sake

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“Provocateur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provocateur. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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