provocateur
noun
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noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.
- One who engages in provocative behavior.
“Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator”
“Gerard Mortier, an iconoclastic impresario and one of the opera world’s premier provocateurs, will become general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera in 2009.”
- An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
“Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter”