provocateurn.

Brit.

/prəˌvɒkəˈtəː/, U.S.

/prəˌvɑkəˈtər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French provocateur.

Etymology: < French provocateur person who provokes or incites (a person) to violence, disputes, trouble (c1500 in Middle French), person who incites a person or group to violence or to committing an illegal act in the interests of an opposing party (a1829; compare agent provocateur agent provocateur n.) < classical Latin prōvocātor provocator n. Compare earlier provocator n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (provǫkatȫr) /prɔvɔkatœr/.

A person who provokes a disturbance; an agitator; an agent provocateur (see agent provocateur n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun] > seditious person

sower1380

kindler?c1450

stirrerc1450

subvertera1500

subverser1514

subvertor?1532

commotioner1549

provocator1559

seditioner1562

seedsman1587

tumulter1589

turmoiler1591

seditionary1607

seditiary1628

incendiary1631

patriot1644

embroiler1668

agitator1681

seditionist1786

agent provocateur1831

disquietist1834

insurrectionist1845

provocateur1855

galley-growler1867

1855 tr. T. Walsh in N. Roussell Catholic & Protestant Nations Compared I. 135 They have been known..to give premiums to provocateurs from Milan, who had been brought by themselves on purpose.

1890 Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 15 Oct. 9/6 Recent investigations have proved that many of these men, probably the majority, were victims of provocateurs.

1922 U. Sinclair They call me Carpenter xxvii. 94 The poor devils who went on strike were locked out of the factories..and their policies bedevilled by provocateurs.

1940 ‘G. Orwell’ Inside Whale 142 To say ‘I accept’ in an age like our own is to say that you accept..submarines, spies, provocateurs, press censorship, [etc.].

1961 C. Cockburn View from West vi. 67 It looked much as though there might have been some provocateurs at work.

1976 ‘J. Davey’ Treasury Alarm i. 13 So you want me to..tell you if he's a genuine bloated capitalist or some sort of provocateur.

1992 Economist 18 Apr. 49/1 Ethnic turmoil lets them show their skill as provocateurs; economic hardship brings out their talents for bribery and corruption.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	provocateur
释义	provocateurn. Brit. /prəˌvɒkəˈtəː/, U.S. /prəˌvɑkəˈtər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French provocateur. Etymology: < French provocateur person who provokes or incites (a person) to violence, disputes, trouble (c1500 in Middle French), person who incites a person or group to violence or to committing an illegal act in the interests of an opposing party (a1829; compare agent provocateur agent provocateur n.) < classical Latin prōvocātor provocator n. Compare earlier provocator n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (provǫkatȫr) /prɔvɔkatœr/. A person who provokes a disturbance; an agitator; an agent provocateur (see agent provocateur n.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun] > seditious person sower1380 kindler?c1450 stirrerc1450 subvertera1500 subverser1514 subvertor?1532 commotioner1549 provocator1559 seditioner1562 seedsman1587 tumulter1589 turmoiler1591 seditionary1607 seditiary1628 incendiary1631 patriot1644 embroiler1668 agitator1681 seditionist1786 agent provocateur1831 disquietist1834 insurrectionist1845 provocateur1855 galley-growler1867 1855 tr. T. Walsh in N. Roussell Catholic & Protestant Nations Compared I. 135 They have been known..to give premiums to provocateurs from Milan, who had been brought by themselves on purpose. 1890 Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 15 Oct. 9/6 Recent investigations have proved that many of these men, probably the majority, were victims of provocateurs. 1922 U. Sinclair They call me Carpenter xxvii. 94 The poor devils who went on strike were locked out of the factories..and their policies bedevilled by provocateurs. 1940 ‘G. Orwell’ Inside Whale 142 To say ‘I accept’ in an age like our own is to say that you accept..submarines, spies, provocateurs, press censorship, [etc.]. 1961 C. Cockburn View from West vi. 67 It looked much as though there might have been some provocateurs at work. 1976 ‘J. Davey’ Treasury Alarm i. 13 So you want me to..tell you if he's a genuine bloated capitalist or some sort of provocateur. 1992 Economist 18 Apr. 49/1 Ethnic turmoil lets them show their skill as provocateurs; economic hardship brings out their talents for bribery and corruption. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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