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Provocateur

Provocateur | Provocateurs

Provocateur meaning

One who engages in provocative behavior. | An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

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Anew report provides fresh evidence that infamous January 6 provocateur Ray Epps may have been an FBI plant.

Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a 'provocateur' at the Dallas airport on Saturday, the WNBA said.

He added that the buses coming to Lithuania from Belarus are, of course, checked, and the possibility that one or another provocateur might try to sneak on board is thought of.

How do you see yourself – provocateur, social scientist or story-teller?

Mencken is a “YouTube provocateur” who declares “rape is natural.

Rarely a day goes by without a pop being taken at the Orwell Prize-winning provocateur.

To overcome Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and the two Ricks (Perry and Santorum), Romney needed to dial his rationalization settings high enough to endure mad conversation with the conservative provocateur Glenn Beck.

Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe recently attempted to ambush billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban while he was at the gym in an apparent 'gotcha' attempt, but it didn't work out as planned.

Donald Trump the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election,” South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, echoing others’ concerns.

Fans have paid tribute to the director on X, with Jonathan Lees writing: ‘Paul Morrissey was an underrated provocateur often overshadowed by his most famed financier, Andy Warhol.

How a rightwing provocateur entered the chat, right into the former president’s inner circle.

SF Police Officers Association union president Tracy McCray was seen giving two middle fingers to activist and Instagram provocateur DoggTown Dro while he was haranguing Mayor Breed, and there’s a pretty amusing photo of this.

The Guardian’sJonathan Jones wrote, “At his best he’s a satirical agent provocateur with few rivals.

The highlight for Harris had been a star-studded rally in Las Vegas where she was introduced by pop maven Jennifer Lopez, while Trump spent a comfortable evening basking in mutual affection with right-wing provocateur Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Arizona.

But at heart, Stapleton is not a provocateur.

For secularists, he is a troublemaker and provocateur, while for politicians who like to exploit religion, he is a vote getter.

Geco is not nearly as well-known as Banksy, the world’s most famous artist-provocateur, whose real identity remains a secret.

He released a statement critical of the organization and the media, saying: "Blexit is a fringe organization started by a far-right provocateur.

Humour is an essential ingredient of this tour de force, serving as both comforter and provocateur.

She said: 'I wanted pieces made of real silk and French lace with matching suspender belts and robes like the beautiful collections offered by Agent Provocateur or La Perla,' said Katy.