Fomenter

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates: commonly in a bad sense: as, a fomenter of sedition.
  • noun. A device for applying heat to any part of the body, consisting usually of a tin vessel made to contain hot water, and shaped as its purpose requires.
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  • noun. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates.
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  • noun. One who incites or promotes.
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  • noun. one who agitates; a political troublemaker
    • Word Usage
    "Now, as an Al Qaeda field commander sporting a bandolier of bullets, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as a veteran guerrilla and "a fomenter of war.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bad hat  mischief-maker  trouble maker  troublemaker  troubler  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abhorrer  attainder  attainted  cherisher  coauthor  
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