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provocateur
noun pro·vo·ca·teur \prō-ˌvä-kə-ˈtər\
Definition of PROVOCATEUR
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: one who provokes <a political provocateur>
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First Known Use of PROVOCATEUR
1919
Related to PROVOCATEUR
- Synonyms
- demagogue (also demagog), exciter, firebrand, fomenter, incendiary, inciter, instigator, kindler, agitator, rabble-rouser
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