instigator, initiator
(noun) a person who initiates a course of action
instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
(noun) someone who deliberately foments trouble; “she was the instigator of their quarrel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instigator (plural instigators)
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
• inciter
• initiator
• troublemaker
Source: Wiktionary
In"sti*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. instigateur.]
Definition: One who instigates or incites. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
