provocatrix

plural provocatrices

1. A female provocator.

   Rounding out the primary characters is professional provocatrix Sarah Silverman, who voices Vanellope von Schweetz[…].

   2012 November 2, Christopher Orr, “'Wreck-It Ralph' Aims for Pixar ... and Misses”, in The Atlantic

   2 more examples

   In the Condé Nast universe,[…]former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld was the provocatrix; but Sozzani has become the activist – though you’d never know it to look at her.

   2013 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Lunch with the FT: Franca Sozzani”, in Financial Times

   The famously contrarian feminist scholar and provocatrix is gracing her longtime employer, Salon, with a three-part interview this week.

   2015 July 30, Ted Scheinman, “Why does Camille Paglia love Donald Trump?”, in Pacific Standard

   Synonyms: provocateuse, provocatrice