provocator
1 synonym for provocator, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who deliberately stirs up trouble or provokes others.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Partly borrowed from Middle French provocateur and its source Latin prōvocātor, and partly formed from provocate + -or. It is a doublet of provocateur.
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