provocateur
/prəˌvɒkəˈtɜː(r)/noun
उच्चारण प्रवॉकटर
उकसाने वाला, भड़काने वाला, उपद्रव कराने वाला
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[C]
a person who deliberately tries to make people angry or to cause trouble, especially somebody employed to make others do something illegal so that they can be arrested
उकसाने वाला, भड़काने वाला, उपद्रव कराने वाला
- Police claimed that provocateurs had started the violence at the protest.
- an agent provocateur
Synonyms agitator instigator troublemaker rabble-rouser
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[C]
a writer, artist or thinker who deliberately says or does shocking things to make people think
(विचार) झकझोरने वाला, उत्तेजक (लेखक, कलाकार)
- The film-maker enjoys his reputation as a provocateur.
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Synonyms
agitator instigator troublemaker rabble-rouser
⌂Word origin and word building
From French, meaning 'one who provokes'; an agent provocateur is a person employed to provoke others into breaking the law.
यह French से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'उकसाने वाला', और agent provocateur वह व्यक्ति है जिसे दूसरों को क़ानून तोड़ने के लिए उकसाने के काम पर रखा जाता है।