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A provocateur is a person who intentionally encourages or causes illegal or controversial actions or reactions. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in different contexts.
Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of provocateur, a word for one who provokes or incites action. Find out the difference between provocateur and agent provocateur, and see related phrases and articles.
Provocateur definition: a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.. See examples of PROVOCATEUR used in a sentence.
someone who intentionally causes arguments or discussions, or intentionally makes other people feel angry, offended, or uncomfortable: He is a provocateur not afraid of confronting his own audience. Fewer examples. Many on the left suspected at first that the group were provocateurs in the pay of the government.
A provocateur is a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or challenges accepted values or practices. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of provocateur in British and American English.
Learn the meaning of provocateur, a French word that means someone who intentionally provokes controversy or reaction. See examples of provocateurs in different fields and contexts, and test your knowledge with a quiz.
A provocateur has the job of convincing people to commit crimes. Usually, a provocateur works for a police department or government. If police want to catch a criminal in the act, they might use a provocateur to induce the suspect to buy drugs, for example, so officers can swoop in and make an arrest.
