Instigator

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which instigates; an inciter.
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  • noun. One who instigates or incites.
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  • noun. A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble.
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  • noun. a person who initiates a course of action
  • noun. someone who deliberately foments trouble
    • Word Usage
    "John Brown biography; main instigator of the Civil war"
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accomplice  agitator  backer  beneficiary  confidant  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agent  agent provocateur  agitator  agitprop  ancestors  
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