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provocateur

[pruh-vok-uh-tur, -toor, praw-vaw-ka-tœr] / prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər, prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr /
NOUN
agent provocateur
Synonyms
WEAK
agitator firebrand goad incendiary instigator intelligence agent noncooperator operative provocative agent provoker rabble-rouser radical ringleader spark spy troublemaker
NOUN
agitator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anarchist demagogue firebrand malcontent propagandist protestor radical troublemaker zealot
STRONG
dissident dogmatist fighter fomenter incendiary inciter instigator mover partisan rabble-rouser rebel revisionist revolutionary ringleader
WEAK
disrupter sparkplug wave maker
Antonyms
STRONGEST
moderate
NOUN
inciter
Synonyms
STRONG
advocate agent anarchist champion demagogue dissident fighter firebrand fomenter heretic incendiary instigator leftist malcontent mover partisan propagandist pusher rabble-rouser radical reactionary rebel reformer revisionist revolutionary ringleader troublemaker zealot
WEAK
disrupter sparkplug wave maker
Antonyms
STRONG
moderate peacemaker
NOUN
instigator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ringleader
STRONG
agitator firebrand hellion incendiary inciter knave meddler mischief-maker nuisance punk rabble-rouser
WEAK
agent provocateur inflamer sparkplug wise guy

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