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provocateur

/pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/

provocateur noun: one who engages in provocative behavior.

Noun

provocateur (plural provocateurs)

  1. One who engages in provocative behavior.
    • Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator
    • Gerard Mortier, an iconoclastic impresario and one of the opera world’s premier provocateurs, will become general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera in 2009.2007 February 28, Daniel J. Wakin, “City Opera Lures Director From Paris”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021
  2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
    • Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter
    Synonyms:
    agitator, inciter

provocateur meaning in Urdu, Indonesian and Persian

provocateur in Urdu

بھڑکانے والا, جاسوس

provocateur in Indonesian

one who engages in provocative behavior
provokator

provocateur in Persian

one who engages in provocative behavior
پرووکاتور provokâtor

Synonyms of provocateur

All synonyms of provocateur

Forms of provocateur

pluralprovocateurs

Origin of provocateur

Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.

Phrases with provocateur

Questions about provocateur

What does provocateur mean?
Provocateur means one who engages in provocative behavior.
What is provocateur in Urdu?
Provocateur in Urdu is بھڑکانے والا, جاسوس. See Provocateur meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is provocateur?
Provocateur is a noun.
How do you pronounce provocateur?
Provocateur is pronounced /pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/.
What is the plural of provocateur?
The plural of provocateur is provocateurs.

Words near provocateur in the dictionary

  1. provocant
  2. provocants
  3. provocate
  4. provocated
  5. provocates
  6. provocateur
  7. provocateurs
  8. provocateuse
  9. provocateuses
  10. provocating
  11. provocation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: provocateur (page history and authors); provocateur (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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