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provocator

provocator noun: one who engages in provocation.

Noun

provocator (plural provocators)

  1. One who engages in provocation.

Synonyms of provocator

Forms of provocator

pluralprovocators

Origin of provocator

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

Questions about provocator

What does provocator mean?
Provocator means one who engages in provocation.
What part of speech is provocator?
Provocator is a noun.
What is the plural of provocator?
The plural of provocator is provocators.

Words near provocator in the dictionary

  1. provocations
  2. provocative
  3. provocatively
  4. provocativeness
  5. provocatives
  6. provocator
  7. provocators
  8. provocatory
  9. provocatrice
  10. provocatrix
  11. provok't

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