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provocateurs

provocateurs is the plural of provocateur.

Meaning of provocateur

Noun

provocateur (plural provocateurs)

  1. One who engages in provocative behavior.
    • Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator
  2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
    • Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter
    Synonyms:
    agitator, inciter

Phrases with provocateurs

Questions about provocateurs

What is provocateurs the plural of?
Provocateurs is the plural of provocateur.

Words near provocateurs in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: provocateurs (page history and authors); provocateur (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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