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provocateuse

provocateuse noun: a female provocateur.

Noun

provocateuse (plural provocateuses)

  1. A female provocateur.
    • She echoes another Brooklyn transplant, the rapping global provocateuse M.I.A. (who appears on the album), with agressive^([sic]) chants and electro riffs in “Creator” and “Unstoppable.”2008 April 28, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021

Synonyms of provocateuse

Forms of provocateuse

pluralprovocateuses

Origin of provocateuse

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from provocateur + -euse, as the French female equivalent of provocateur is provocatrice.

Questions about provocateuse

What does provocateuse mean?
Provocateuse means a female provocateur.
What part of speech is provocateuse?
Provocateuse is a noun.
What is the plural of provocateuse?
The plural of provocateuse is provocateuses.

Words near provocateuse in the dictionary

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

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