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provocateur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agent provocateur |
| Type of | intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent |
Examples of provocateur
provocateur
Madam, you are an agent provocateur, and we will have none of that sort of talk.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's the work of a failed provocateur boorishly brandishing his ancient affects.
From the theatlantic.com
He's a provocateur and as such, his approach is likely to inspire lively debate.
From the usatoday.com
At the rate he's going, Kaloogian as right-wing provocateur may rival Joe Hill.
From the signonsandiego.com
The provocateur of the bunch, Spartacus Chetwynd, is guaranteed to raise a smile.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hitchens, the literary critic and political provocateur, is dying from cancer.
From the courier-journal.com
As soon as Showalter settled behind the microphone, he became the provocateur.
From the newsday.com
The most conspicuous provocateur at present is Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders.
From the newsweek.com
You see a rock thrower, you see a right-winger provocateur with a bandana on.
From the economist.com
- Agent provocateur: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
- Provocateur (also released on video as Agent Provocateur) is a 1998 movie directed by Jim Donovan, written by Roger Kumble, and starring Lillo Brancato Jr. and Jane March. Original score by Mark Nakamura and Mark Shannon. ...
- A person who provokes trouble or incites dissension, as an instigator, fomenter, agitator, or rabble-rouser; also called "agent provocateur". ...
- An operative sent to incite a target group to action for purposes of entrapping or embarrassing them.
