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Definitions for Provoker

[1] to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
[2] to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
[3] to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
[4] to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident?
[5] Obsolete . to summon.
[6] to anger or infuriate
[7] to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
[8] to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
[9] obsolete to summon

Words related to Provoker

provoketrespasser, assailant, invader, intruder, instigator, raider, initiator, agitator, firebrand, goad, incendiary, operative, rabble-rouser, radical, ringleader, spark, spy, troublemaker, provocateur

Words nearby Provoker

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Origin of Provoker

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice

Other words from Provoker

pro·vok·er , noun
mis·pro·voke , verb (used with object), mis·pro·voked, mis·pro·vok·ing.
o·ver·pro·voke , verb, o·ver·pro·voked, o·ver·pro·vok·ing.
pre·pro·voke , verb (used with object), pre·pro·voked, pre·pro·vok·ing.
un·pro·voked , adjective

Word origin for Provoker

C15: from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call

Synonyms for Provoker

agitator, firebrand, goad, incendiary, instigator, intelligence agent, noncooperator, operative, provocateur, provocative agent, rabble-rouser, radical, ringleader, spark, spy, troublemaker