provocator

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provocator

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

noun provocators

One who engages in provocation.
Similar: provocant, provocateur

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@misc{provocator_2026,
  title = {provocator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/provocator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}