provocateur
noun [ C ] uk/prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜːr/ us/proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː/
煽动者
a person who intentionally encourages people to do something illegal, usually so that they can be arrested
Was she a true progressive, or a provocateur working undercover?
Community leaders worry about far-right provocateurs from anti-immigrant groups. 社区领导担心来自反移民团体的极右翼煽动者。
挑衅者
someone who intentionally causes arguments or discussions, or intentionally makes other people feel angry, offended, or uncomfortable
He is a provocateur not afraid of confronting his own audience. 他很爱挑衅，不怕得罪观众。
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- Many on the left suspected at first that the group were provocateurs in the pay of the government.
- The filmdirectors who are widely valued tend to be craftsmen rather than provocateurs.
- She had a reputation as a provocateur based on her in-your-face website and sensational memoir.
- Always a provocateur, he had offended just about every group in society.
Synonym: agent provocateur