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provocateur

[ pruh-vok-uh-tur, -toor; French praw-vaw-ka-³Ù²Õ°ù ]

noun

plural provocateurs
  1. a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
  2. (italics) French. agent provocateur.


provocateur

/ ±è°ùəˌ±¹É’°ìəˈ³ÙÉœË /

noun

  1. a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions
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Origin of provocateur1

1915–20; < French < Latin ±è°ùű¹´Ç³¦Äå³Ù´Ç°ù challenger, appellant, equivalent to ±è°ù´Ç±¹´Ç³¦Äå ( re ) to provoke + -tor -tor
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On Friday, Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur who has at times served as an advisor to Trump, shared one of Schleifer’s prior critical tweets on X and called for the prosecutor to be fired.

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One-way respect makes you a doormat, and unless Newsom calls out his guests with more force, he risks being the punchline instead of the provocateur.

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The governor’s latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs.

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There were no reports of violence or disorder, contrary to Fico's warnings this week that provocateurs would encourage demonstrators to attack public buildings, causing a police reaction leading to bigger protests.

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Wilson, right-wing provocateur Mike Flynn sued Rick Wilson, one of the founders of the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans committed to fighting Trump’s criminality.

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