instigator Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
firebrand; inciter; instigant; provoker.
- she was the instigator of their quarrel
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noun a person who initiates a course of action
initiator.
WordNet
In"sti*ga`tor noun
Etymology
L.: cf. F.Definitions
One who instigates or incites. Burke.
