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instigator

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in·sti·gate  (nst-gt)
tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
1. To urge on; goad.
2. To stir up; foment.
[Latin nstgre, nstgt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
insti·gation n.
insti·gative adj.
insti·gator n.
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Noun1.instigator - someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
inciter, instigant, provoker, firebrand
ringleader - a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
2.instigator - a person who initiates a course of action
initiator
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
aggressor - a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
instigator
noun ringleader, inciter, motivator, leader, spur, goad, troublemaker, incendiary, firebrand, prime mover, fomenter, agitator, stirrer (informal) mischief-maker
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At that very time, in circumstances even more important than retreating without a battle, namely the evacuation and burning of Moscow, Rostopchin, who is usually represented as being the instigator of that event, acted in an altogether different manner from Kutuzov.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I myself, in fact, was the instigator of her going.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
He cannot be the instigator of the three villains in horsemen's greatcoats, by whom she will hereafter be forced into a traveling-chaise and four, which will drive off with incredible speed.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
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