instigator

in·sti·gate (

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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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Noun	1.	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 the key instigators of reform

Translations

instigator [ˈɪnstɪgeɪtəʳ] N → instigador(a) m/f

instigator [ˈɪnstɪgeɪtə^r] n → instigateur/trice m/f

instigator

n (of crime etc) → Anstifter(in) m(f); (of new idea, reform etc) → Initiator(in) m(f)

instigator [ˈɪnstɪgeɪtəʳ] n → istigatore/trice

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agent provocateur
aggressor
agitator
anarch
architect
bad hat
firebrand
Inciter
initiator
instigant
instigate
ire
leader
Meddlesomeness
mischief-maker
Nimzowitsch
personage
progenitor
provocation

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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