INSTIGATOR

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


Etymology

Noun

instigator (plural instigators)

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

Synonyms

• 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



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