provocateur

Fumbling to figure out what makes him tick, Evans attempts to neg the provocateur as someone who lacks the passion to think differently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The self-styled provocateur has called himself the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is willfully and delightfully unpredictable: part showman, part provocateur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

An opinion poll last week showed One Nation, for decades a fringe group led by provocateur Pauline Hanson, had become the country's most popular party.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

With him, the composer as agent provocateur had arrived.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Israel Gantz, head of an umbrella settler group, blamed recent incidents on "groups of provocateurs and terrorists" but implicitly acknowledged some Israelis' responsibility.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

She alleged there were provocateurs among the protesters, smashing up stores and banks, to discredit the demonstrations.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Colleges have cited property damage, outside provocateurs, antisemitic expressions or just failures to heed warnings as reasons to clear encampments and arrest students.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

But it rewards the attention of a committed voyeur, which all proper cineastes and many of our best provocateurs are anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

Their role was to act as agents provocateurs, and they would attempt to push us around, take our food, and inhibit any political discussions we tried to have.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela