Dictionary

provocatrix en · NOUN

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōvocātrīx. By surface analysis, provocator + -trix.

Meanings

1. A female provocator.
   • The famously contrarian feminist scholar and provocatrix is gracing her longtime employer, Salon, with a three-part interview this week. 2015 July 30, Ted Scheinman, “Why does Camille Paglia love Donald Trump?”, in Pacific Standard:
   • Rounding out the primary characters is professional provocatrix Sarah Silverman, who voices Vanellope von Schweetz[…]. 2012 November 2, Christopher Orr, “'Wreck-It Ralph' Aims for Pixar ... and Misses”, in The Atlantic:
   • In the Condé Nast universe,[…]former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld was the provocatrix; but Sozzani has become the activist – though you’d never know it to look at her. 2013 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Lunch with the FT: Franca Sozzani”, in Financial Times:

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Synonyms

provocatrice · provocateuse