| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Online provocateur | Wall Street Journal | 14 Jun 2025 |
| Person who is controversial for the sake of being controversial | ||
| Online provocateur, in slang | New York Times | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Online provocateur who posts over-the-top takes | Universal | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Person who delights in trolling or making deliberately provocative comments (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) | ||
| Virtual provocateur |