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单词 provocateur
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•vo•ca•teur  (prə vok′ə tûr, -tŏŏr; Fr. prô vô ka tœr),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teurs 
    (-tûrz, -tŏŏrz; Fr. -tœr).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsa person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like;
    agitator.
  2. Foreign Terms(italics) [French.]See agent provocateur. 
  • Latin prōvocātor challenger, appellant, equivalent. to provocā(re) to provoke + -tor -tor
  • French
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
provocateur /prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː/ n
  1. a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions
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