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instigator

Pronunciation:  'instug`eytur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a person who initiates a course of action
  2. [n]  someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
 
 Synonyms: firebrand, inciter, initiator, instigant, provoker
 
 See Also: aggressor, bad hat, leader, mischief-maker, ringleader, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"sti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instigateur.]
One who instigates or incites. --Burke.

 
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