Definitions
a person who initiates a course of action
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker”
“I love my lover. I do not want to be the instigator of anguish for her.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Trouble starter”10 letters
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