provocator

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noun

One who engages in provocation.

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provocantprovocateur
OriginMiddle French provocateur ← Latin prōvocātor →
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Meanings

nounprovocator (plural provocators)

plural provocators

  1. One who engages in provocation.

    Synonyms: provocant, provocateur

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who engages in provocation.

Similar
provocantprovocateur
Also see
provocantprovocateurprovoker

Origin

  1. Latinprōvocātor
  2. Middle Frenchprovocateur
  3. Englishprovocator

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

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APA

provocator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocator

MLA

“provocator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provocator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocator.

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