provoker

noun

as in prompter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provoker
  1. prompter
  2. rebel
  3. troublemaker
  4. insurgent
  5. extremist
  6. promoter
  7. insurrectionist
  8. alarmist
Noun
  • Sometimes, the accountability gap could be caused by an operator gap, the divide between AI's potential and the actual real-world performance with a human prompter.
    — Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of prompter
Noun
  • The rebels have also intensified their attacks across the border into Saudi Arabia, attacking its oil facilities and preventing its tankers from passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, through which around 12% of global trade passes.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While the British prevailed over the rebels, the uprising laid the foundations for African nationalism.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking at the 9/11 memorial ceremony, the son of one of the victims, in an impassioned plea, called on troublemakers to stop using the day to spread Islamophobia and hate.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of troublemaker
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  • They’re seen as oligarchs, as the people with wealth and power, controlling our lives—not as outsider insurgents.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Others look further back to early and sporadic insurgent activity in 1964, before the UDI, or to 1965, the year of the UDI (November 11) itself.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • The last of them, a 12-year campaign against ISIS, sought to dismantle the Sunni extremist group that carved out territory across Syria and Iraq in the mid-2010s.
    — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The caption on the video claims that a group of Muslim extremists kidnapped and beheaded a Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremist
Noun
  • Messina Touring Group, the promoter, said that Kraft — a friend of Sheeran — would not allow the tour to play his venues if Macklemore remained on the bill.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Two vocal supporters of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra filed a formal campaign finance complaint against his rival, Steve Hilton, on Tuesday over the Republican campaign’s use of paid online promoters.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
    — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of insurrectionist
Noun
  • Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova said the results showed opportunities for improvement, but cautioned against alarmist interpretations.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And sure, six to eight weeks of emergency supplies might sound a little alarmist — maybe borderline doomsday prep-y.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of alarmist
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“Provoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoker. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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