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provocateur. noun [ C ] uk / prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜː r/ us / proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a person who intentionally encourages people to do something illegal, usually so that they can be arrested:
In "provocateur," a word borrowed directly from French, one sees the English verb "provoke." Both "provoke" and "provocateur" derive from Latin provocare, meaning "to call forth."
provocateur in British English. (prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː ), provocator (ˈprɒvəˌkeɪtə ) or provoker (prəˈvəʊkə ) noun. a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions.
Browse. Provocateur definition: a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.. See examples of PROVOCATEUR used in a sentence.
The earliest known use of the noun provocator is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for provocator is from 1559, in the writing of David Lindsay, writer and herald. provocator is of multiple origins.
See provocateur in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: provocateur. Definition of provocateur noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
provodnik, n. 1888–. provoing, n. 1839. Browse more nearby entries. provocateur, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
