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Provocative vs Provoker - What's the difference?

provocative | provoker |

As nouns the difference between provocative and provoker

is that provocative is something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac while provoker is a person who provokes; a troublemaker.

As an adjective provocative

is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provocative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  • Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
  • She used by way of Provocative , to read the wanton Verses of her (Paramour) in the day time [...].
    ----

    provoker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who provokes; a troublemaker