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provocatrice

provocateur (f)

noun proh-voh-kah-TREE-cheh Rare

Also means

instigator

Usage Note

Provocatrice is the feminine form of provocatore. Italian regularly marks agent-noun gender; using the masculine form for a woman is increasingly avoided in contemporary usage. The word implies someone who deliberately stirs up trouble or controversy.

Examples

"È conosciuta come una provocatrice nata."

Natural Translation

She is known as a born provocateur.

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