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One who engages in provocative behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: provocant, provocator, provoker, agitator
Antonyms: none provided
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agitator, inciter
Antonyms: none provided
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agent provocateur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
правака́тар
(pravakátar)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Bulgarian:
провока́тор
(provokátor)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Chinese Mandarin:
挑釁者 /挑衅者
(tiǎoxìnzhě)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Czech:
provokatér
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Dutch:
provocateur
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Esperanto:
provokisto
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Estonian:
provokaator
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Finnish:
provokaattori
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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French:
provocateur
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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French:
provocatrice
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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German:
Provokateur
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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German:
Provokateurin
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Greek:
προβοκάτορας
(provokátoras)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Hungarian:
provokátor
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Indonesian:
provokator
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Persian:
پرووکاتور
(provokâtor)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Polish:
prowokator
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Polish:
prowokatorka
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Polish:
awanturnik
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Polish:
awanturnica
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Russian:
провока́тор
(provokátor)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Spanish:
provocador
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Swedish:
provokatör
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Turkish:
provokatör
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Ukrainian:
провока́тор
(provokátor)
— one who engages in provocative behavior
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Dutch:
agent-provocateur
— undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
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Polish:
prowokator
— undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
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Polish:
prowokatorka
— undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
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Portuguese:
agente provocador
— undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
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Spanish:
agente provocador
— undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
