Etymology

provocator

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Today it means: One who engages in provocation. Full definition →

Middle French provocateur ← Latin prōvocātor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromprōvocātor
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromprovocateur
  3. English todayprovocator

Partly borrowed from Middle French provocateur and its etymon Latin prōvocātor, and partly from provocate + -or. Doublet of provocateur.

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