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n.

[L.: cf. F. instigateur.]
One who instigates or incites. Burke.

Syn. -- inciter, instigant.

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noun

    One who agitates, especially politically: agitator, fomenter, inciter. See calm/agitation, change/persist, politics.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who deliberately foments trouble
  Synonyms: provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand

Meaning #2: a person who initiates a course of action
  Synonym: initiator

 
 
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