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Princeton's WordNet

  1. instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrandnoun

    someone who deliberately foments trouble

    "she was the instigator of their quarrel"

  2. instigator, initiatornoun

    a person who initiates a course of action

Wiktionary

  1. instigatornoun

    A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble.

  2. Etymology: From instigator

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Instigatornoun

    Inciter to ill.

    Etymology: instigateur, French; from instigate.

    That sea of blood is enough to drown in eternal misery the malicious author or instigator of its effusion. Charles I .

    Either the eagerness of acquiring, or the revenge of missing dignities, have been the great instigators of ecclesiastick feuds. Decay of Piety.

ChatGPT

  1. instigator

    An instigator is an individual who encourages, provokes, or initiates a conflict, disagreement, or course of action, often while trying to avoid becoming directly involved themselves. This can occur in various contexts, such as political, social, or personal situations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Instigatornoun

    one who instigates or incites

Wikidata

  1. Instigator

    Instigator is the debut album by Pop and R&B singer Kaci Brown. The album was released on August 9, 2005. "Unbelievable" was the first single released from the album. The second single was "Instigator", which features VA Slim and El Fudge. Brown wrote most of the songs on the album.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of instigator in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of instigator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of instigator in a Sentence

  1. Ignazio Marino:

    Those who have stabbed me have 26 names and they have one instigator.

  2. Gaultier Gaultier:

    Be reassured that Gaultier Paris will go on, with a new project which I am the instigator, and that will be revealed to you very soon.

  3. Elena Kagan:

    Ruth Bader GinsburgLucille Wilson is an enabler of some of the worst stuff, and an instigator of some of it on Ruth Bader GinsburgLucille Wilson own.

  4. Gaultier Gaultier:

    I will be celebrating my 50th anniversary in fashion with a major Haute Couture fashion show, be reassured that Gaultier Paris will go on, with a new project which I am the instigator, and that will be revealed to you very soon.

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