Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which provokes, excites, promotes, or stirs up; one who stirs up anger or other passion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
provokes ; atroublemaker
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
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Examples
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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.
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You have no doubt had success in your business and personal life utilizing the thought provoker approach.
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Dan Cole and Tom Palmer have clearly accepted the invitation – the demand – to make an impact, Dylan Hartley to prove a provoker wrong.
Six Nations 2011: No need to turn tank-stoppers into ballerinas | Eddie Butler 2011
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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.
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In the end though, Hunger Games is more of a page turner than a thought provoker.
Archive 2010-01-01 Bryce L. 2010
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In the end though, Hunger Games is more of a page turner than a thought provoker.
GuestReview | The Hunger Games Bryce L. 2010
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If you're in the mood for an ethereal journey, a philosophical, psychological thought-provoker of a film, The Fountain should satisfy.
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Folks like Penrose and our own thought provoker would continue to assume the universe was the designer.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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If you re in the mood for an ethereal journey, a philosophical, psychological thought-provoker of a film, The Fountain should satisfy.
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If you're in the mood for an ethereal journey, a philosophical, psychological thought-provoker of a film, The Fountain should satisfy.
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