What does fomenter mean?
Definitions for fomenter
fo·menter
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Princeton's WordNet
agitator, fomenternoun
one who agitates; a political troublemaker
Wiktionary
fomenternoun
One who incites or promotes.
Etymology: From foment + -er
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fomenternoun
An encourager; a supporter.
Etymology: from foment.
These fatal distempers, as they did much hurt to the body politick at home, being like humours stirred in the natural without evacuation, so did they produce disadvantageous effects abroad; and better had it been, that the raisers and fomenters of them had never sprung up in Druina. James Howell.
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fomenter
A fomenter is a person or thing that instigates or incites trouble, rebellion, unrest, or discord. This is often done by stirring up negative feelings or influencing others towards conflict.
Webster Dictionary
Fomenternoun
one who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fomenter in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fomenter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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