Definitions for provocateurs

provocateurs pro·vo·ca·teur

Spelling: [pruh-vok-uh-tur, -too
IPA: /prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər; French prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/

Provocateurs is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1472 anagrams from letters in provocateurs (aceooprrstuv).

Definitions for provocateurs

noun

  1. a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
  2. (italics) French. agent provocateur.

Origin of provocateurs

1915-20; French Latin prōvocātor challenger, appellant, equivalent to provocā(re) to provoke + -tor -tor

Examples for provocateurs

DONETSK, Ukraine—He reaches into his pocket to pull out a Ukrainian passport and opens it to prove he is no Russian provocateur.

The provocateur is rewarded with greater liberty and special privileges.

You had to point out to them several times that it was Oswald who was the Castro provocateur, so to say, and not you?

These are the works of Ralph Steadman, legendary artist and provocateur.

The tricked boys now swear vengeance upon the provocateur, but "Dutch" is missing from the range.

A few detectives had also managed to find their way here, and there was even one provocateur.

The Whites put up a provocateur as before a pogrom in Russia.

So, it may surprise you to hear that talk-radio host and provocateur extraordinaire Mark Levin and I are in agreement.

But if Correa has the provocateur's teeth, it's unclear whether he has the stomach for the part.

Lars von Trier, the terribly talented Danish provocateur, is quite a character.

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