noun
someone who deliberately foments trouble
-
she was the instigator of their quarrel
• Syn: ↑instigator, ↑provoker, ↑inciter, ↑firebrand
• Derivationally related forms: ↑instigate, ↑incite (for: ↑inciter), ↑provoke (for: ↑provoker), ↑instigate (for: ↑instigator)
• Hypernyms: ↑troublemaker, ↑trouble maker, ↑troubler, ↑mischief-maker, ↑bad hat
• Hyponyms: ↑ringleader
Useful english dictionary. 2012.