Usually means: Individual who incites or agitates.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word provocateur:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. provocateur: Merriam-Webster
  2. provocateur: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. provocateur: Collins English Dictionary
  4. provocateur: Vocabulary.com
  5. Provocateur, provocateur: Wordnik
  6. provocateur: Wiktionary
  7. provocateur: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. provocateur: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. provocateur: Dictionary.com
  10. provocateur: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Provocateur (TV series), Provocateur (film): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. provocateur: Rhymezone
  13. provocateur: FreeDictionary.org
  14. provocateur: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. provocateur: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. provocateur: Legal dictionary

(Note: See provocateurs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  One who engages in provocative behavior.
noun:  An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

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