provoke
verb (used with object)
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
provoker
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a word derived from
provoke.
Example Sentences
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Pundit and eager discourse provoker Matt Yglesias has made a mission of reporting bogus paper tags in D.C., which is plagued by bad drivers from neighboring Maryland and Virginia.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023
For his part, Mr Wilcox, the simian provoker and professor, thinks the movement is related to the decline of the traditional family unit.
From Economist ● Jun. 16, 2016
Robin – as in Hood – is a college dropout and provoker of accidents.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2013
This show is not conceived as a historical statement, but rather as a provoker of curiosity, and as such it thoroughly succeeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
The provokee, therefore, determined that the plebeian provoker and honour-stealer should never more speak to him, or—get a doit from him.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
