Synonyms and Antonyms of provocateur
- a calculating provocateur, she has made a career out of controversy for its own sake
agitator, demagogue (also demagog), exciter, firebrand, fomenter, incendiary, inciter, instigator, kindler, rabble-rouser
demonstrator, marcher, objector, picketer, protester (or protestor)
advocate, apostle, backer, booster, champion, exponent, persuader, promoter, proponent, reformer, reformist, supporter
alarmist, extremist, insurgent, insurrectionist, radical, rebel, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, troublemaker