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Definition 2024
provocateur
provocateur
English
Noun
provocateur (plural provocateurs)
- One who engages in provocative behavior.
- An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
Translations
one who engages in provocative behavior
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undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
French
Etymology
Latin provocator. See provoquer, -ateur.
Adjective
provocateur m (feminine singular provocatrice, masculine plural provocateurs, feminine plural provocatrices)
Noun
provocateur m (plural provocateurs)
- provoker; one who provokes