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Instigator meaning in English

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Instigator

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Noun

1. firebrand, inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker

someone who deliberately foments trouble

Example Sentences:
'she was the instigator of their quarrel'

2. initiator, instigator

a person who initiates a course of action

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Instigator

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tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting: instigate a public discussion of the issue; instigate an uprising.
2. To urge on; goad: tried to instigate the people to revolt.

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