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pro⋅vo⋅ca⋅teur
[pruh-vok-uh-tur, -too
r; Fr. praw-vaw-ka-tœr] 
–noun, plural -teurs [-turz, -toorz; Fr. -tœr] .
[-turz, -toorz; Fr. -tœr] . | 1. | a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator. |
| 2. | (italics) French. agent provocateur. |
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| pro·vo·ca·teur (prō-vŏk'ə-tûr') n. An agent provocateur. |
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provocateur
1922, shortened form of agent provocateur "person hired to make trouble" (1877), from Fr. provocateur, from L. provocator "challenger," from provocare (see provoke). Originally in ref. to strike-breakers.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : provocateur
Spanish:
provocador; (sexual) provocativo,
German:
aufreizend,
Japanese:
刺激的な
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