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in·sti·ga·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrandnoun
someone who deliberately foments trouble
"she was the instigator of their quarrel"
instigator, initiatornoun
a person who initiates a course of action
Wiktionary
instigatornoun
A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble.
Etymology: From instigator
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Instigatornoun
one who instigates or incites
Wikidata
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of instigator in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of instigator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of instigator in a Sentence
Those who have stabbed me have 26 names and they have one instigator.
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