provocator

prōvŏcātor, ōris, m. [provoco].

I In gen., a challenger to combat, Liv. Epit. 48 med. ; Just. 10, 3, 3; 33, 4, 12; Gell. 9, 13, 4; Flor. 2, 17, 11.—

II In partic., a kind of gladiator , Cic. Sest. 64, 134; Inscr. Orell. 2566 and 2568.