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provocator

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Provocator (noun) means a person who deliberately stirs up trouble or provokes others.

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A person who deliberately stirs up trouble or provokes others.
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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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"provocator" (noun) means a person who deliberately stirs up trouble or provokes others.
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Other words for "provocator" include provocateur.

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