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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin provocatrix, from provoco + -trix.
Noun
provocatrix (plural provocatrices)
- A female provocator.
2012 November 2, Christopher Orr, “'Wreck-It Ralph' Aims for Pixar ... and Misses”, in The Atlantic:Rounding out the primary characters is professional provocatrix Sarah Silverman, who voices Vanellope von Schweetz […].
2013 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Lunch with the FT: Franca Sozzani”, in Financial Times: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.
2015 July 30, Ted Scheinman, “Why does Camille Paglia love Donald Trump?”, in Pacific Standard:The famously contrarian feminist scholar and provocatrix is gracing her longtime employer, Salon, with a three-part interview this week.
Latin
Etymology
From provoco + -trix.
Pronunciation
Noun
prōvocātrīx f (genitive prōvocātrīcis, masculine prōvocātor); third declension
- (Late Latin) challenger; temptress
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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