provocatrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōvocātrīx. By surface analysis, provocator +‎ -trix.

Noun

provocatrix (plural provocatrices)

  1. A female provocator.
    Synonyms: provocateuse, provocatrice
    • 2012 November 2, Christopher Orr, “'Wreck-It Ralph' Aims for Pixar ... and Misses”, in The Atlantic‎[1]:
      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[2]:
      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[3]:
      The famously contrarian feminist scholar and provocatrix is gracing her longtime employer, Salon, with a three-part interview this week.

Latin

Etymology

From prōvocō, prōvocātum (“to call forth”, verb) +‎ -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

prōvocātrīx f (genitive prōvocātrīcis, masculine prōvocātor); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) challenger; temptress
    Coordinate term: prōvocātor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōvocātrīx prōvocātrīcēs
genitive prōvocātrīcis prōvocātrīcum
dative prōvocātrīcī prōvocātrīcibus
accusative prōvocātrīcem prōvocātrīcēs
ablative prōvocātrīce prōvocātrīcibus
vocative prōvocātrīx prōvocātrīcēs

Descendants

  • → English: provocatrix

References

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