Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which provokes, excites, promotes, or stirs up; one who stirs up anger or other passion.
Wiktionary
- n. A person who provokes; a troublemaker
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who deliberately foments trouble
Examples
“Dan Cole and Tom Palmer have clearly accepted the invitation – the demand – to make an impact, Dylan Hartley to prove a provoker wrong.”
The Guardian: Six Nations 2011: No need to turn tank-stoppers into ballerinas | Eddie Butler
“Recently, for example, I have become convinced of the usefulness of poetry recitation as a provoker of fluency (another time, OK?), and that certainly includes some speaking-all-together.”
“I have, however, just finished The Doomsday Book, which is as much a thought-provoker as anything one of those books Harold Bloom likes purports to be.”
“You have no doubt had success in your business and personal life utilizing the thought provoker approach.”
“If you're in the mood for an ethereal journey, a philosophical, psychological thought-provoker of a film, The Fountain should satisfy.”
The Huffington Post: Avital Binshtock: Worth Watching: The Fountain
“If you re in the mood for an ethereal journey, a philosophical, psychological thought-provoker of a film, The Fountain should satisfy.”
The Huffington Post: Avital Binshtock: Worth Watching: The Fountain
“In the end though, Hunger Games is more of a page turner than a thought provoker.”
“Folks like Penrose and our own thought provoker would continue to assume the universe was the designer.”
“Thought provoker, I only note that you feel something that could be said to be ambiguous.”
“Our take: Shepherd's finish is an undeniable fist-pump provoker, but he committed cardinal sin numero uno for any person seeking the highest office in the land.”
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