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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: nl-provocateur.ogg Forms: provocateurs [plural], provocateurtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from French provocateur. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|fr|provocateur}} Borrowed from French provocateur Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} provocateur m (plural provocateurs, diminutive provocateurtje n)
  1. provocateur Tags: masculine Related terms: provocatie, provoceren
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Noun [English]

Forms: provocateurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|provocateur}} Borrowed from French provocateur, {{dbt|en|provocator}} Doublet of provocator Head templates: {{en-noun}} provocateur (plural provocateurs)
  1. One who engages in provocative behavior. Synonyms: provocant, provocator Translations (one who engages in provocative behavior): правака́тар (pravakátar) [masculine] (Belarusian), провока́тор (provokátor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 挑釁者 /挑衅者 (tiǎoxìnzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), provokatér [masculine] (Czech), provocateur [masculine] (Dutch), provokisto (Esperanto), provokaator (Estonian), provokaattori (Finnish), provocateur [masculine] (French), provocatrice [feminine] (French), Provokateur [masculine] (German), Provokateurin [feminine] (German), προβοκάτορας (provokátoras) [masculine] (Greek), provokátor (Hungarian), provokator (Indonesian), پرووکاتور (provokâtor) (Persian), prowokator [masculine] (Polish), awanturnik [masculine] (Polish), awanturnica [feminine] (Polish), провока́тор (provokátor) [masculine] (Russian), provocador (Spanish), provokatör [common-gender] (Swedish), provokatör (Turkish), провока́тор (provokátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts. Translations (undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts): agent-provocateur [masculine] (Dutch), agente provocador (Portuguese), agente provocador (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: provocateuse [feminine], provocatrice
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0

Adjective [French]

IPA: /pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tœʁ/ Forms: provocatrice [feminine], provocateurs [masculine, plural], provocatrices [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin provocātōrem. See provoquer, -ateur. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|provocator|provocātōrem}} Borrowed from Latin provocātōrem Head templates: {{fr-adj}} provocateur (feminine provocatrice, masculine plural provocateurs, feminine plural provocatrices)
  1. provocative, inflammatory Synonyms: provocant Derived forms: agent provocateur, agente provocatrice
    Sense id: en-provocateur-fr-adj-hBEMurr5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Personality Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Personality: 49 51

Noun [French]

IPA: /pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tœʁ/ Forms: provocateurs [plural], provocatrice [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin provocātōrem. See provoquer, -ateur. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|provocator|provocātōrem}} Borrowed from Latin provocātōrem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} provocateur m (plural provocateurs, feminine provocatrice)
  1. provocateur, provoker; one who provokes Tags: masculine Related terms: provoquer
    Sense id: en-provocateur-fr-noun-dXpEjs~M Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Personality Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Personality: 49 51

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tœʁ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "provocateur"
}

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