Meaning of INSTIGATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'instug`eytur
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- [n] a person who initiates a course of action
- [n] someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
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| | Synonyms: | | firebrand, inciter, initiator, instigant, provoker |
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| | See Also: | | aggressor, bad hat, leader, mischief-maker, ringleader, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"sti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instigateur.]
One who instigates or incites. --Burke.
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| | Related Terms: | | agent, agent provocateur, agitator, agitprop, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, begetter, beginner, builder, catalyst, causer, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, creator, demagogue, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, exciter, executor, executrix, father, firebrand, fomenter, founder, generator, grower, inaugurator, incendiary, inciter, industrialist, inflamer, initiator, inspirer, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, maker, manufacturer, master, master craftsman, mischief-maker, mother, mover, organizer, originator, parent, past master, planner, precursor, prime mover, primum mobile, producer, provocateur, provoker, rabble-rouser, raiser, realizer, ringleader, rouser, seditionary, seditionist, shaper, sire, smith, troublemaker, urger, wright |
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