/ Dictionary / Index P provocateur: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•vo•ca•teur Pronunciation: (pru-vok"u-tûr', -toor' Fr. prô-vô-ka-tœr'), [key] — pl. -teurs a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator. (italics)See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: provocateur (Thesaurus) provo provocation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language