English Explanatory Dictionary

provocateur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One who engages in provocative behavior.
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

Word forms

provocateur provocateurs

Etymology

Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.

Synonyms

provocant provocator provoker agitator inciter

Related words

entrapment incitement

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