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instigator
- /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtə/ UK
- /ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪtɚ/ US
- /-ɾɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin īnstīgātor (“stimulator”), from īnstīgāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō (“to incite, set on, stimulate, rouse or urge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab; to puncture; to goad”)) + -or (from -ō (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (suffix forming nouns denoting authority or burden)); cognate with French instigateur. By surface analysis, instigate + -or.
noun instigators · instigatour
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A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker
Similar: inciter, troublemaker, agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard, booger, boot boy, bovver boy
Translations
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noun person who intentionally instigates something
| Español | instigador, instigadora, incitador, incitadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선동자 seondongja |
| 日本語 | 扇動者 sendōsha, 教唆者 kyōsasha |
| 中文 | 煽動者 /煽动者 shāndòngzhě, 教唆犯 jiàosuōfàn |
| Português | instigador, incitadora, instigante |
| Français | instigateur, instigatrice, incitateur, incitatrice |
| Deutsch | Anstifter, Anstifterin, Aufwiegler, Aufwieglerin |
| Italiano | istigatore, istigatrice |
| Русский | подстрека́тель podstrekátelʹ, подстрека́тельница podstrekátelʹnica, зачи́нщик začínščik, зачи́нщица začínščica |
| العربية | مُحَرِّض muḥarriḍ, مُحَرِّضَة muḥarriḍa |
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title = {instigator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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