provoker
noun
provoker is spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, provoker means “A person who provokes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of provoker is provokers.
How many letters and syllables are in provoker?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-V-O-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is provoker?
Provoker appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of provoker
- provokers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does provoker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who provokes.
Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) provocateur, provocant, provocator; (other) troublemaker, agitator, inciter, gadfly, button pusher, goader, iconoclast, shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does provoker come from?
From Middle English provoker, equivalent to provoke + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).