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Meaning of Provocateur | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

One who engages in provocative behavior.
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

Equivalents

العربية الإستفزازي

Български провокатор

Čeština provokatér

Deutsch Provokateur Provokateurin

Ελληνικά προβοκάτορας

Esperanto provokisto

Español agente provocador provocador

فارسی پرووکاتور

Suomi provokaattori

Français provocateur provocateur provocatrice

Bahasa Indonesia kompor pecundang provokator

Kurdî provokator

Nederlands agent-provocateur provocateur

Polski awanturnica awanturnik prowok prowokator prowokatorka

Português agente provocador

Русский провокатор

Svenska provokatör

Türkçe provokatör

Українська провокатор

Examples

“Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator”

“Gerard Mortier, an iconoclastic impresario and one of the opera world’s premier provocateurs, will become general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera in 2009.”

“Cannes is smacking its lips in anticipation of filmmaker and provocateur Michael Moore's latest jeremiad against the US administration, which receives its premiere at the film festival today.”

“Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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Meaning of Provocateur | Babel Free

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