provokator

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• provokatur (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Dutch provocateur, from French provocateur, from Latin prōvocātor, from prōvocō +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.fɔˈka.tɔr/
• Rhymes: -tɔr, -ɔr
• Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧ka‧tor

Noun

provokator

1. provocator (one who engages in provocation or provocative behavior)

   Synonym: pengacum

2. provocateur

   Synonym: penghasut

   1. one who engages in provocation or provocative behavior
   2. an undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts

Related terms

• provokasi

References

• “provokator”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016