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Synonyms for provocateur

  • noun

Most common

button pusher agitator provoker provocator agent provocateur infiltrator inciter

All synonyms

Noun

1. Agitator — one who engages in provocative behavior

agitator, button pusher, provoker, provocator, provocant

Other

agent provocateur, infiltrator, inciter

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who engages in provocative behavior.

    Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator

Related words

Phrases
agent provocateur

Forms

Plural
provocateurs → agitators, provokers, provocators, provocants…

Example sentences

  • agitator The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
provocateurrising
agitatorfalling
provokerrising
provocatorsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
inciter
8 letters
agitator4, provoker
9 letters
provocant
10 letters
provocator
11 letters
infiltrator4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agitator4 = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français
provocateur
Italiano
provocatore
Español
provocador