instigator
Meaning
Noun
- A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
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Origin
- From Latin instīgātor ("stimulator"), from instigāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ("to be sharp, to stab#Verb")) + -or (from -ō, from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- ("suffix forming nouns denoting [[authority or burden")); cognate with French instigateur.
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