provocateur
noun
Meaning
- One who engages in provocative behavior.
- An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.
- provocateur(French)→
- provocateur (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- プロバカートル(Japanese) (bor)
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