Home › Words › P › provocateuseprovocateuseprovocateuse means A female provocateur.EtymologyPseudo-Gallicism, derived from provocateur + -euse, as the French female equivalent of provocateur is provocatrice.nounA female provocateur.e.g.“She echoes another Brooklyn transplant, the rapping global provocateuse M.I.A. (who appears on the album), with agressive^([sic]) chants and electro riffs in “Creator” and “Unstoppable.”” — 2008 April 28, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.provocatrice 93% match — A female provocateur. vs provocateuse →provocateur 77% match — One who engages in provocative behavior. vs provocateuse →provocator 75% match — One who engages in provocation. vs provocateuse →provocant 74% match — One who or that which provokes. vs provocateuse →instigatress 72% match — A female instigator. vs provocateuse →provoker 71% match — A person who provokes. vs provocateuse →provokee 66% match — One who is subjected to provocation. vs provocateuse →intrigante 65% match — A female intriguer. vs provocateuse →