Backer
Backer noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.
Provocateur and backer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provocateur" instead a noun "Backer".
Provocateur
Provocateur noun - A person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent.
Usage example: a calculating, right-wing provocateur, she has made a career out of controversy for its own sake
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Synonyms for Provocateur
Backer and provocateur are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backer" instead a noun "Provocateur".
Nearby Word: provocative
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Related pairs
- champion and backer
- champion and provocateur
- advocate and backer
- advocate and provocateur
- supporter and backer
- supporter and provocateur
- partisan and backer
- partisan and provocateur
- apostle and backer
- apostle and provocateur
- zealot and backer
- zealot and provocateur
- booster and backer
- booster and provocateur
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